Vossen Wheels your Views?

Tazicon

Lots of guys on the MYG37 have them. I am not a fan but they do look nice. My problem was I couldn't believe people would swap out some of the stock Rays etc for the cheap Vossens. IPLs came with some very nice rims and people would swap them for Vossens...........Things that make you go Hummmmmm

TerribleONE

I think they look pretty good (most of the styles) but after reading that truth about vossen blog id stay far away.

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Alstann

I've personally been at the Vossen facility down in Miami, and as far as wheels go, I wouldn't go as far as to call them fakes or bad wheels. They have unique designs and they are machined in house. I think they have really nice concave designs and their new forged lineup looks pretty good. (Precision series)

Are they amazingly light, forged wheels? No. Are they JDM-reputable? No. Are they low cost? Depends on who you ask. Me? I have different tastes and I prefer smaller, wider wheels. I also trust longstanding companies that have good reputations, like Rays engineering.

Maybe there have been many cases of cracks and stuff. They also happen to be very popular and in demand, so there may be a confirmation bias there. There are also japanese wheels that fail as well. Anything is possible.

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Amuse370z

Honestly, do not want.

I'm not saying you need Rays to be credible and have street cred, because I couldn't care less. But I would never Vossens and I'll leave it at that.

1st

I like them .

Alstann

Another thing to think about is that some wheel companies actually do microscopic structural analysis of wheels after they are manufactured. It's one thing to flow-form, pressure forge, rotary forge, or cast a wheel, but from an engineering standpoint, Solidworks, Ansys or other FEA programs can only do so much. Real-world testing, and laboratory materials analysis will tell the true story of how a manufacturing process actually performs in real life. As do road tests, but take that with a grain of salt - each car is different, each failure has a story behind it (dumb kids hitting curbs, spinning out, overloading their cars, cambering their car beyond safe limits, on-track failure, etc.), and each wheel can be different.

Good engineering has safety factors so that the wheel will not fail far beyond what the driver will put the car through. Of course, this makes the wheel heavier and costlier.

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zae757

...I actually purchased the wheels and have them on my Z. They get looks and compliments and would consider buying another set but for a one piece wheel they are over priced. I paid $3150 for wheels and tires 245 front 285 rear. If I could do it over, between all the concave wheels out there, go with forge (a little more pricier but beautiful).

As for the weight that everyone is speaking of, it depends on what you want to do with your Z. If you want to deck your Z out for shows, great wheels; for running it, not at all. Good luck on your decision

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Alstann

I don't get why people are bashing how they look as well - isn't that all personal? Some people look at TE-37's or RPF-1's and think they are hideous. To each his own.

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kenchan

yah, i thought the CV2's look pretty good.

ive seem MUCH UGLIER wheels some folks use here...

alcheng

They are not forged, but lighter than many other alloy wheels.

They are strong, I DD them in the summer, no crack no bent.

They are not replica style, so it's original design.

I have 2 sets of them for my Z, and I am happy, I got compliments on both sets all the time.

For a set of 19" you pay less than 2k, I say its value is pretty good.

Recommend.

ufoz8mycow

My only point is...

20" Vossens = $2200 = heavy, cast wheel

20" Forgestars = $2000 = lighter, rotary forged wheel

There are only so many ways you can do 5 spoke, 6 spoke, 7 spoke, etc wheels.. Most companies offer similar enough designs so the question is- if you could have lighter, better quality wheels at a lower price, why wouldn't you? I only use Forgestar as an example because I recently priced out both brands and was pretty surprised..

kenchan

0u812

alcheng

eh...?

kenchan

See poster above's handle.

alcheng

oic...