C7 Cup Wheels OEM vs Aftermarket Reproduction, looking for someone that had both?
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C7 Cup Wheels OEM vs Aftermarket Reproduction, looking for someone that had both?
Okay we know that the Factory OEM Cup Wheels tend to crack after a while, does anyone know if the Aftermarket Reproductions are any better:
https://audiocityusa.com/shop/19-20-...lica-Rims.html
For one thing I do know SP Forged makes Cup Wheels but I wasn't looking for something that exotic.
Thanks
Art
https://audiocityusa.com/shop/19-20-...lica-Rims.html
For one thing I do know SP Forged makes Cup Wheels but I wasn't looking for something that exotic.
Thanks
Art
Melting Slicks
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I have that brand, Factory Reproductions, as a back up for my 2016 Stingray Z51 and I had another set of that brand on a 2017 Stingray. They are made in China like so many things. I had them for nearly two years and I live in the land of potholes. No problems. I cannot speak for wide bodies. But replicas like these (including Factory Reproductions) have the same dimensions and styling, so they can suffer the same fate. Some owners reported their FR sets cracking after a period of use.
https://www.corvetteforum.com/forums...oductions.html
https://www.corvetteforum.com/forums...oductions.html
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For what a set of those is going to cost you won't have to go but another $1k or so to get fully forged. If that would be too much of a stretch, then as far as I know the flow formed are the next best technology.
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