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Originally Posted by Bradleyrj
I just cant grasp how they can charge 1/3 MORE for a wheel that takes less than 50% the size billet to make... The 17x9.5 rims are 335 dollars for the polished rims and the 4.5's (less than 1/2 size billet needed to machine the 4.5 wheel.........) costs a full $210 dollars more. Less tie mto machine, less cost of billets, less waste to pay to have recycled... I just dont understand the logic.
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Couple of things to consider. I was talking to Rich Bogart and he was telling me that that skinnies are typically forged and 1 piece billet where the rears are typically 2 to 3 piece wheels, because the fronts have less material to absorb the entire front weight of the car or truck. The second is alot of the more expensive wheels are SFI certified and are serialized. doesn't mean anything to the racing scene around here but on an NHRA track if you are going fast enough it means everything, and the SFI company charges the wheel manufacturers to approve their wheels and for the serialized stickers..
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