Big Brake Kit the China option?

[juanmedina]

to me if ford racing team is using those wheels On their cars I suspect they have done all the research on the wheels and not risk a 100k+ car being cheap on a coupe of thousand. I mean isn’t that why BBS is popular? Used by major car companies and in racing? Also in searching I have yet to see a bent or broken @SignatureWheel pic or thread.

Having a US storefront, published and verified weights, median forged price, complete visibility of their manufacturing, US reps, and no issues that I can find on the web or pictures speaks a lot. They tick a lot of boxes that give confidence in running their product.

BBS just filed for bankruptcy. OP if you want to run Chinese BBK run a Chinese BBK. Unless I saw that BBK on a bunch of race cars and proof that they work great I will not get them for my car. And I agree with the OP that there is great aftermarkets parts from China you just need to find the right suppliers. For instance look at the Chinese Model 3 its mostly sourced local suppliers.

 

[lbowroom]

When an OEM orders 400,000 wheels, they tend to get a discount...

 

[scarpiamod3]

to me if ford racing team is using those wheels On their cars I suspect they have done all the research on the wheels and not risk a 100k+ car being cheap on a coupe of thousand. I mean isn’t that why BBS is popular? Used by major car companies and in racing? Also in searching I have yet to see a bent or broken @SignatureWheel pic or thread.

Having a US storefront, published and verified weights, median forged price, complete visibility of their manufacturing, US reps, and no issues that I can find on the web or pictures speaks a lot. They tick a lot of boxes that give confidence in running their product.

It's pretty unlikely that a forged where, where ever it was forged at, is going to break. It gotta be a pretty serious issue with the metal for that to happen, and if they are using 6061 like most forged wheel companies are then its highly unlikely.

 

[Ravire]

I'm not, dude said expensive equals better. But car manufacturers use the cheapest parts they can source.

They use the cheapest parts that fit their specifications which is a big difference than just what has the lowest price

 

[scarpiamod3]

The manufacturer of my wheels sent me the 3D cad of them for approval today. So far they are doing a good job for "cheap chinese garbage that should have a middleman"

see pics

 

[TwoK4drSi]

The manufacturer of my wheels sent me the 3D cad of them for approval today. So far they are doing a good job for "cheap chinese garbage that should have a middleman"

see pics

Kinda reminds me of this but that’s just me *shrugs*

 

[Mash]

I still don't understand why wheels are discussed in that topic