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Originally Posted by Flushnismo
So they aren't really "custom" wheels. Then why the heck does it take them 8 months to make a wheel that is pretty much mass produced?
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Hence why i bring it up. Work uses the easy way out. They have pre determined centers. Instead of cutting each center per order. Anytime you order a custom wheel no spacers should ever be needed.
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WORK VSXX is a 10+ years old wheel. It's a wheel that was designed many years ago catering to cars that had much smaller caliper. In recent years, much bigger caliper are being supply as OEM caliper and wheels manufacturer are making changes or adding new wheels for the newer cars. For Example, WORK Gnosis, Schwert, Varianza, VS Concept are all new design from WORK Japan that has much better caliper clearance. Thus avoid the use of any spacers.
WORK VSXX is a custom 3 piece modular wheels. The wheel are piece together by picking the center face, then the back barrel and the front barrel. All three together determine brake clearance and offset and the most important LIP SIZE. By changing out either front or back barrel will allow the offset to be adjusted. This is how 3 piece modular wheels work.
Color of the face can be custom to any color range available by WORK Japan line up. "That's YOUR CUSTOM" part.
Color of the barrel can be custom to bronze, black, glossy or flat. "That's YOUR CUSTOM" part.
Bolt pattern can be custom to fit most vehicle, from 5 holes 98mm to 130mm. "That's YOUR CUSTOM" part.
Pierce Bolts can be pick between silver, chrome and black. "That's YOUR CUSTOM" part.
Center Disk can be pick between T,R,A,O,W giving you different offset, different lip size. "That's YOUR CUSTOM" part.
Yes, WORK VSXX are custom. From offset, to color to barrel color, all are customizeable.
The most important part are all the WORK wheels are tested and pass JWL standard. Which is equivalent to the DOT in Japan. Wheels are tested for strength and defects prior to release to the public. ALOT OF Custom CUT wheels offered in USA DO NOT HAVE TO PASS ANY STRENGTH TESTING ! Which means, they can cut the wheels, and make it look good then put it in the market.
Normally, WORK wheels takes 2 to 3 months to deliver. If you buy through a good dealer for WORK Wheels, they will be able to let you know if Japan have the materials in stock. If they do, 1 to 2 months delivery are possible. If Japan doesn't have the material in stock, 2 to 3 months will be the standard delivery time. WORK VSXX and WORK Meister is a bit different because they are old style/generation wheels and WORK Japan usually don't keep alot of stock on the shelves. Meaning a longer delivery time. 3 to 4 months is possible in certain cases where customer request color such as chrome, burning black, etc. If WORK Japan has difficulty producing the wheels and will required 6+ months, (it did happen to us once), we were informed way before that and will ask if customers are willing to wait.
Just some 411 into ordering WORK wheels.
Mark.
RavSpec