Is there any difference? in these 2 wheels, works and rota wheels
#1
Is there any difference? in these 2 wheels, works and rota wheels
Just wondering if anyone knows of any differences in the Works CR Kai and the Rota Torque? Thanks for the help.
Rota
works
if the pics don't work check it out here:
http://www.evoxforums.com/forums/sho...0974#post90974
Rota
works
if the pics don't work check it out here:
http://www.evoxforums.com/forums/sho...0974#post90974
#4
ya quality is the difference. you always get what you paid for. I believe the Works rims are mostly (if not all) forged rims and will cost 3x as much as a set of Rotas. Rotas are cast rims and are heavy. Rarely will you have a cracking issues, even with a cheaply cast rim, but they are significantly heavier and the overall quality will be what you would expect for a third of the cost.
#5
Work Rims are about $1290 for a set. "The CR Kai is a one-piece low-pressure cast aluminium wheel which provides great strength at moderate weight." 18x9.5 is roughly 20 pounds per rim from what I know.
Rota rims are $950 for equivalent size. The Rota is a cast wheel made in the phillipines in a modern factory and certified by VIA, JWL, and ISO. I also think that dude said that Rota does make some OEM rims for major car companies. 18x9.5 is about 22.5 - 23 pounds per rim.
I have owned Rota wheels and they are have been great in motorsports. They are little heavy though. The Work wheels have been used extensively in motorsports and the are japanese quality.
Rota rims are $950 for equivalent size. The Rota is a cast wheel made in the phillipines in a modern factory and certified by VIA, JWL, and ISO. I also think that dude said that Rota does make some OEM rims for major car companies. 18x9.5 is about 22.5 - 23 pounds per rim.
I have owned Rota wheels and they are have been great in motorsports. They are little heavy though. The Work wheels have been used extensively in motorsports and the are japanese quality.
#7
http://www.z1auto.com/prodmore.asp?m...els&prodid=573
Z1 says they are lighter, but I am no expert. Maybe Darkside will chime in. They sell a lot of Work CR Kai
Edit - I have seen others post that they weigh around 23 pounds, so really there is not much difference except some stickers.
Z1 says they are lighter, but I am no expert. Maybe Darkside will chime in. They sell a lot of Work CR Kai
Edit - I have seen others post that they weigh around 23 pounds, so really there is not much difference except some stickers.
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Work Rims are about $1290 for a set. "The CR Kai is a one-piece low-pressure cast aluminium wheel which provides great strength at moderate weight." 18x9.5 is roughly 20 pounds per rim from what I know.
Rota rims are $950 for equivalent size. The Rota is a cast wheel made in the phillipines in a modern factory and certified by VIA, JWL, and ISO. I also think that dude said that Rota does make some OEM rims for major car companies. 18x9.5 is about 22.5 - 23 pounds per rim.
I have owned Rota wheels and they are have been great in motorsports. They are little heavy though. The Work wheels have been used extensively in motorsports and the are japanese quality.
Rota rims are $950 for equivalent size. The Rota is a cast wheel made in the phillipines in a modern factory and certified by VIA, JWL, and ISO. I also think that dude said that Rota does make some OEM rims for major car companies. 18x9.5 is about 22.5 - 23 pounds per rim.
I have owned Rota wheels and they are have been great in motorsports. They are little heavy though. The Work wheels have been used extensively in motorsports and the are japanese quality.
http://www.z1auto.com/prodmore.asp?m...els&prodid=573
Z1 says they are lighter, but I am no expert. Maybe Darkside will chime in. They sell a lot of Work CR Kai
Edit - I have seen others post that they weigh around 23 pounds, so really there is not much difference except some stickers.
Z1 says they are lighter, but I am no expert. Maybe Darkside will chime in. They sell a lot of Work CR Kai
Edit - I have seen others post that they weigh around 23 pounds, so really there is not much difference except some stickers.
-Dan
Last edited by WheelDude.com; Nov 4, 2008 at 04:05 PM.
#11
Wheeldude,
You obviously read through this thread as evidenced by your quoting of other posters, yet you managed to avoid one very important post:
Honestly, how do you respond to that?
You obviously read through this thread as evidenced by your quoting of other posters, yet you managed to avoid one very important post:
One is an original design, the other is a knock-off that comes from a family of knock-offs.
#12
#13
With all due respect, I'm not kidding.
As the most prolific vendor of Rota wheels on this and many other message boards, I'd like to get Wheeldudes opinion of Rota's continuous and blatant theft of well respected tuner's wheel designs.
As the most prolific vendor of Rota wheels on this and many other message boards, I'd like to get Wheeldudes opinion of Rota's continuous and blatant theft of well respected tuner's wheel designs.
Last edited by EvolvedVIII; Nov 4, 2008 at 10:26 PM.
#14
Now I sound like a moron, but I would have sworn that there was a Work CR-Kai that was forged. In fact I thought I had asked AMS (a seller of the wheel) how much they were off hand one day and they said like 700 a piece for an 18" rim. Granted, I may have been mistaken, or the sales rep was, but is there a forged version of the CR-Kai?
#15
Sorry to blow past your point, I think this type of copying is inevitable. Intellectual work such as this cannot be protected. Fortunately, you do get what you pay for. I like the P45r (probably better then the Nismo LM4F [or whatever it is]), but it is a heavy rim and when I get new rims I will likely go with honest to goodness Advan RSs. Construction is what sets the fakes from the real apart.