The worst wheels I have ever put on any car Forgestar F14's
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This thread is why I stopped buying (and constantly repairing) expensive wheels.
Just too hard to keep them in good shape with dd on a two and a half ton car.
Love my reps...disposable rims FTW
Just too hard to keep them in good shape with dd on a two and a half ton car.
Love my reps...disposable rims FTW
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I'm not defending the company but the damage posted does not look to be the manufacturers fault. Could be that the tire pressure was too low or the pothole or curb impact was too much. The same damage will happen to fully forged wheels too.
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Come on those pictures tell anyone that knows anything about cars that the owner hit something massive...any rim, including an OEM boat anchor, can bend and crack if you hit a pot hole....I did not look at the profile, but if you were running a 19" or 20" (smaller sidewall) and driving in SF, then you should expect to damage a rim from time to time....
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Wrong on several fronts....Forgestars cost ~$1500 for a set (4 rims)...
Tons of folks run Forgestars on their MBs without any issue. The OP clearly smashed a massive pothole in the streets of SF and is delusional in thinking the rim should not bend or crack....
Like 320 said, anyone that has ordered rims, knows you have to wait and anyone that has bought Forgestars knows they are reputable and fairly priced. That said, any rim can get destroyed if you abuse them...
Tons of folks run Forgestars on their MBs without any issue. The OP clearly smashed a massive pothole in the streets of SF and is delusional in thinking the rim should not bend or crack....
Like 320 said, anyone that has ordered rims, knows you have to wait and anyone that has bought Forgestars knows they are reputable and fairly priced. That said, any rim can get destroyed if you abuse them...
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Listen my point clearly is these wheels are not strong enough to be put on such a heavy car as the manufacturer says. They might work great on other lighter cars and never fail but unfortunately I can stand behind what I say these wheels failed on me during regular driving. Some food for thought and this really happened to me, what would make a wheel crack after driving on it for two hours? The tire pressure was proper, the wheel had absolutely not one bend in it when removed and examined, and it balanced out perfectly? I guess the pothole that I didn't hit on my way home in San Francisco is the one to blame.
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Sorry, but I don't understand -- how do the wheels crack or bend without hitting something?
I used Forgestar F14s on my W212 E63 2 years ago and it held up well. My friend currently using Forgestar CF5 on his C63 and got no problem with his (been a year or so). Used daily.
I used Forgestar F14s on my W212 E63 2 years ago and it held up well. My friend currently using Forgestar CF5 on his C63 and got no problem with his (been a year or so). Used daily.
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ASP, your first pic of the cracked rim in two places also shows that the rim has been flat spotted in the area close to both cracks, the car must have hit a speedbump at great speed. Also if your tires took all that weight to balance out you need to buy a brand name tire also. My Michelin super sports, the worst took 3/4 ounce, two took no weight at all.
I have two "new" Konig "UNknowns" with Toyo Proxes 4 tires collecting dust that were on my Tiburon that flatspotted after hitting a unmarked man hole cover that had the asphalt removed by the city, leaving 5 vertical inches exposed. City paid 1300.00 for their mistake. Hit this in a rain storm at 45mph at 5:30am, the car hit so hard that the radio shut off, both driver side tires and rims damaged but did not crack. This is the only fault that you have with your rims is that they cracked instead of just bending, the other two pics are just road damage, slow down and pay attention.
I have two "new" Konig "UNknowns" with Toyo Proxes 4 tires collecting dust that were on my Tiburon that flatspotted after hitting a unmarked man hole cover that had the asphalt removed by the city, leaving 5 vertical inches exposed. City paid 1300.00 for their mistake. Hit this in a rain storm at 45mph at 5:30am, the car hit so hard that the radio shut off, both driver side tires and rims damaged but did not crack. This is the only fault that you have with your rims is that they cracked instead of just bending, the other two pics are just road damage, slow down and pay attention.
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Want to Buy 2 Forgestar F14 fronts
A friend has 2 for drag radials 18s and was tossing them.
So I have them and was looking for 2 fronts to make a full set.
if anyone want to sell the fronts please let me know...
In NYC its is always nice to have extra wheels and tires.
So I have them and was looking for 2 fronts to make a full set.
if anyone want to sell the fronts please let me know...
In NYC its is always nice to have extra wheels and tires.
