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Old Sep 24, 2008 | 11:22 AM
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Parts & Accessories : 18" inovite redline alloys


to break like this?
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Old Sep 24, 2008 | 11:25 AM
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hit any wheel hard and fast enough and its gonna break/buckel/crack
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Old Sep 24, 2008 | 12:01 PM
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there was a lot of talk a while ago about them being weak though wasn't there? don't know if its still a problem on newer sets?
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Old Sep 24, 2008 | 12:06 PM
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I had a set for over 2 years and they were 100%. Looked good as new when i sold em on.
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Old Sep 24, 2008 | 01:12 PM
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Mine have been on for 18 months and are fine.
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Old Sep 24, 2008 | 01:15 PM
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That has been seriously chuffed against something, I hit a kerb at high speed with a MIM Evo and it did that.
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Old Sep 24, 2008 | 01:20 PM
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I reckon there is a car with a bent chassis and/or suspension that go's with those wheels!!! One hell of a clout they've taken!
I've had a set for 2 years and had no problems whatsoever!!
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Old Sep 24, 2008 | 02:07 PM
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Originally Posted by blu-scoob
I reckon there is a car with a bent chassis and/or suspension that go's with those wheels!!! One hell of a clout they've taken!
I've had a set for 2 years and had no problems whatsoever!!
...oh look, the wheel seller's also selling a Scooby Wagon.
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Old Sep 24, 2008 | 02:50 PM
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Originally Posted by vindaloo
...oh look, the wheel seller's also selling a Scooby Wagon.

Only slightly bent!!
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Old Sep 24, 2008 | 03:02 PM
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Had a set on mine coming up to three years now, all is good apart from one which has a couple of bubbles in the laquer
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Old Sep 24, 2008 | 07:33 PM
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Inovit's are no worse than any other alloy.

I managed to do something similar with a Speedline by hitting a hole in the road.
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Old Sep 24, 2008 | 07:43 PM
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had mine on for a year now no probs, and if i did bend/break one its considerably cheaper to replace then a pff7
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Old Sep 24, 2008 | 07:46 PM
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Originally Posted by fmp
hit any wheel hard and fast enough and its gonna break/buckel/crack







Concrete block at 70mph (long story).


M
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Old Sep 24, 2008 | 10:17 PM
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anywheel will buckle if it hard enough
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Old Sep 24, 2008 | 10:50 PM
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Seen a few of these fail on car tours we run where as no other wheels have been affected driving the same routes
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Old Sep 24, 2008 | 10:59 PM
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here's what happened to mine...


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Old Sep 24, 2008 | 10:59 PM
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been runnin these for 2 years now,only problem i had was when i was about to fit them, i had them leaning against the house and my dog thought it would be funny to knock one over face down was gutted as it scuffed all the lacquer up ,so went and brought a brand new wheel. The girlfriend runs them on her sport 2
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