Help!! HRE Wheels
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Help!! HRE Wheels
I am looking to get some HRE wheels for my IS350, but not sure which to choose. Im going to get 19's staggered, and wanting to get gunmetal with a polished lip. Help me decide one which HRE wheels to get. I am not going to say which ones i am thinking about bc i want to get everyones opinion. Thanks.
I am looking to get some HRE wheels for my IS350, but not sure which to choose. Im going to get 19's staggered, and wanting to get gunmetal with a polished lip. Help me decide one which HRE wheels to get. I am not going to say which ones i am thinking about bc i want to get everyones opinion. Thanks.
You'd be better off posting some pics of the wheels you like and creating a poll.
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I had the HRE 449R's 18" and staggered for my audi TT. Great wheels, couple of quick notes. If you are going to get the finish on the wheels (charcoal) make sure you keep ALL chemicals off them, i drove with mine in NY and some salt or something that was left over from winter must have gotten on to them because the peeled TERRIBLY. Also keep air pressure up, these wheels are very SOFT.
I would definitely find wheels that are fully forged, after feeling what a difference it makes, I don't think I can ever go back to a basic cast. Just my 2cents BTW in your sig it says you're getting some Racing Hart CR's???
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I had the HRE 449R's 18" and staggered for my audi TT. Great wheels, couple of quick notes. If you are going to get the finish on the wheels (charcoal) make sure you keep ALL chemicals off them, i drove with mine in NY and some salt or something that was left over from winter must have gotten on to them because the peeled TERRIBLY. Also keep air pressure up, these wheels are very SOFT.
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The "soft" thing is not accurate in my opinion. I had 19" 448Rs for two years and did not have any issues with bending. I kept my tire pressure at 35 psi in front and 32 psi in the rear. The wheels are not softer than any comparable 3 piece wheels on the market. If you run too little or too much air pressure, any wheel is likely to bend. If you hit huge potholes, etc. any wheel will bend.
I cannot speak to the clearcoat holding up to elements because we do not have snow, salt, etc. here. I can say that my friends who have had clearcoat issues had them because carwashes like to spray harsh wheel cleaners and chemicals on wheels. This is a no-no. It eats clearcoat. I would suggest only using soap and water or, worst case scenario, Simple Green.
I cannot speak to the clearcoat holding up to elements because we do not have snow, salt, etc. here. I can say that my friends who have had clearcoat issues had them because carwashes like to spray harsh wheel cleaners and chemicals on wheels. This is a no-no. It eats clearcoat. I would suggest only using soap and water or, worst case scenario, Simple Green.
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The "soft" thing is not accurate in my opinion. I had 19" 448Rs for two years and did not have any issues with bending. I kept my tire pressure at 35 psi in front and 32 psi in the rear. The wheels are not softer than any comparable 3 piece wheels on the market. If you run too little or too much air pressure, any wheel is likely to bend. If you hit huge potholes, etc. any wheel will bend.
I cannot speak to the clearcoat holding up to elements because we do not have snow, salt, etc. here. I can say that my friends who have had clearcoat issues had them because carwashes like to spray harsh wheel cleaners and chemicals on wheels. This is a no-no. It eats clearcoat. I would suggest only using soap and water or, worst case scenario, Simple Green.
I cannot speak to the clearcoat holding up to elements because we do not have snow, salt, etc. here. I can say that my friends who have had clearcoat issues had them because carwashes like to spray harsh wheel cleaners and chemicals on wheels. This is a no-no. It eats clearcoat. I would suggest only using soap and water or, worst case scenario, Simple Green.
I agree about potholes being able to bend any wheel though, especially over-sized boutique wheels that generally have little tire sidewall to protect them, combine low pressure with a pothole and it is a recipe for damage.
BBS makes some two-piece wheels that do have forged rim sections but many, perhaps most, of the multipiece wheels on the market are rolled rim sections around a forged (or cast) center because it makes it so much easier to produce a range of offsets (and hit a price point) doing it that way.
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Most of HRE's wheels use a rolled rim section that is softer than a forged rim section, its a fact. The centers are machined forged billet aluminum but the rim section hoops are rolled. Those HRE monoblocks pictured above do have a forged rim because it is a single chunk of aluminum that takes a hell of a lot more machining to produce then just a center sandwiched between spun rims and you'll pay for that extra time on the CNC machine and likely find less design options with monoblocks too.
I agree about potholes being able to bend any wheel though, especially boutique wheels that generally have little tire sidewall to protect them, combine low pressure with a pothole and it is a recipe for damage.
BBS makes some two-piece wheels that do have forged rim sections but many, perhaps most, of the multipiece wheels on the market are rolled rim sections around a forged (or cast) center because it makes it so much easier to produce a range of offsets (and hit a price point) doing it that way.
I agree about potholes being able to bend any wheel though, especially boutique wheels that generally have little tire sidewall to protect them, combine low pressure with a pothole and it is a recipe for damage.
BBS makes some two-piece wheels that do have forged rim sections but many, perhaps most, of the multipiece wheels on the market are rolled rim sections around a forged (or cast) center because it makes it so much easier to produce a range of offsets (and hit a price point) doing it that way.
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