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WERDdabuilder · 10-02-2011, 08:38 PM

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Originally Posted by tricky_ab

What? are you doubting his statistical prowess?!?!

i like how thissnip throws out 90%/91k 240's registered also. searched google on how many 240s are registered and then went to the "pic thread" and counted how many users ride on rotas then bust out the calculator and did some number crunching.

bladetech8 · 10-02-2011, 09:05 PM

Annnnnnd thats why I spent $300 on my genuine Nardi wheel. Fuck knockoffs, I do not support those cockbags..

'97 S14 SE Turbo · 10-02-2011, 11:14 PM

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Originally Posted by 280zx2by2

It is to Bell Works what that flimsy piece of tin with suede wrapped around it is to Nardi.

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Originally Posted by ZilviaKid

i split my hkb hub in half a few months ago

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Originally Posted by tricky_ab

Yeah the same thing happened to a good friend of mine a few years ago...

There ya go...

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Originally Posted by C. Anderson

Real HKB hubs are actually pretty beefy, but all the ebay hubs come in boxes marked HKB.

Are you guys sure you have a real HKB? Real HKBs are pretty strong and pretty much the supplier for hubs in Japan. I have my HKB S14 hub for a long time without any issues, and am confident that it's a real HKB.

This is what a real HKB box looks like. Note the p/n tag.

All those imitation tries to mimic the HKB box with the same green color design and style.

and before the Works Bell fan boys get worked up, I have a Gen 1 QR from when Works Bell did not offer steering wheel hubs.

!Zar! · 10-02-2011, 11:29 PM

How in the world are you all breaking HKB hubs?

I mean MAYBE a momo hub if you are raging in the car.

'97 S14 SE Turbo · 10-02-2011, 11:33 PM

They must've gotten fake HKBs...

WERDdabuilder · 10-03-2011, 12:05 AM

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Originally Posted by !Zar!

How in the world are you all breaking HKB hubs?

i believe people are referring to these ones

"JDM Boss Kit"

yeah, they'll fall apart on you after in a week in the sun. i should know i have one.

'97 S14 SE Turbo · 10-03-2011, 12:11 AM

That's as "HKB" as the "Nardi" from China...

Howie Felter Snatch · 10-03-2011, 12:21 AM

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Originally Posted by BJManies

I don't like how deep corn this is, I think I want more deep corn.

ROFL, that had to be my favorite part of the video.. lol

Hoffman5982 · 10-03-2011, 12:53 AM

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Originally Posted by WERDdabuilder

i like how this nga throws out 90%/91k 240's registered also. searched google on how many 240s are registered and then went to the "pic thread" and counted how many users ride on rotas then bust out the calculator and did some number crunching.

I like how you're still focused on something from the 1st page

90% was more of a sarcastic guess to get the point across. 91k registered came from :http://zilvia.net/f/chat/410908-polk...stered-us.html

Common sense would have helped you figure that one out. He's a pretty nice guy once you get to know him.

TheRealSy90 · 10-03-2011, 11:07 AM

I want more deep corn.

That shit had me rolling!

280zx2by2 · 10-03-2011, 12:12 PM

I have a HKB, hasn't broke, but its still a knock off of Bell Works regardless of the quality-errr well... strength.

waxball88 · 10-03-2011, 02:09 PM

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Originally Posted by !Zar!

How in the world are you all breaking HKB hubs?

I mean MAYBE a momo hub if you are raging in the car.

I don't know. I was told i bought a momohub + QR, when i bought my wheel setup and i push my car uphill, over the lip of, and into my garage by the wheel. My hub/qr are fine/unbent.

waxball88 · 10-03-2011, 02:16 PM

Why didn't we get to see a cut away version of the real nardi?
Ooops double post.

Quail · 10-03-2011, 03:25 PM

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Originally Posted by waxball88

Why didn't we get to see a cut away version of the real nardi?

Buy a Nardi and cut it in half for us

slowvia · 10-03-2011, 04:20 PM

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Originally Posted by Quail

Buy a Nardi and cut it in half for us

Yeah thats just not gonna happen.

waxball88 · 10-03-2011, 04:21 PM

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Originally Posted by Quail

Buy a Nardi and cut it in half for us

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Originally Posted by slowvia

Yeah thats just not gonna happen.

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I'm always down for some testing thats not on my dime

usdm180sx · 10-03-2011, 05:30 PM

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Originally Posted by Hoffman5982

I like how you're still focused on something from the 1st page

90% was more of a sarcastic guess to get the point across. 91k registered came from :http://zilvia.net/f/chat/410908-polk...stered-us.html

Common sense would have helped you figure that one out. He's a pretty nice guy once you get to know him.

LOL just because "90% of the s-chassis community has rotas" does not make them good quality. On the contrary, s-chassis owners buy rotas because they're CHEAP. I've seen rotas break on the track. They are not the best quality.

Didn't common sense tell you that? I thought he was a nice guy

'97 S14 SE Turbo · 10-03-2011, 06:10 PM

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Originally Posted by 280zx2by2

I have a HKB, hasn't broke, but its still a knock off of Bell Works regardless of the quality-errr well... strength.

HKB has been around longer than Works Bell. And it is Works Bell, unless you have some knockoff called Bell Works...

HyperTek · 10-03-2011, 06:55 PM

Send this guy some fake bride seats vs real deal

Corbic · 10-03-2011, 06:59 PM

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Originally Posted by HyperTek

Send this guy some fake bride seats vs real deal

Oh irony considering Brides are Recaro knock-offs.

Corbic · 10-03-2011, 07:04 PM

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Originally Posted by usdm180sx

LOL just because "90% of the s-chassis community has rotas" does not make them good quality. On the contrary, s-chassis owners buy rotas because they're CHEAP. I've seen rotas break on the track. They are not the best quality.

Didn't common sense tell you that? I thought he was a nice guy

All wheels break -

ZilviaKid · 10-03-2011, 07:09 PM

for the record i know it was a real hkb, im pretty sure i just over torqued the bolt and it told me to fuck off.

waxball88 · 10-03-2011, 07:15 PM

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Originally Posted by Corbic

All wheels break -

. Can we please not get into this.
I will make a trip to my dads shop and take pictures of just about every single OEM wheel broken. (LKQ)
Seen plenty of fucked up 1k+ wheels too.
I took a curb with my rota's once, didn't bend/dent, they're 100% fine. My friend bent the barrel on his Blitz Technospeed's (still hold air) hitting a pothole...

Wheels break, and shit happens. Just because you spent 1k+ on wheels doesn't mean they are invincible. However at the end of the day if my friend can even FIND a technospeed or a barrel for that matter in the right size/offset, he can expect a heavy price tag and a long wait.
With my rotas i can have a new one within the week, for a reasonable price.

I do believe you get what you pay for, but some things make more sense for different people at different incomes.

usdm180sx · 10-03-2011, 07:19 PM

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Originally Posted by Corbic

All wheels break -

Cheap quality wheels break sooner than good quality ones.

usdm180sx · 10-03-2011, 07:24 PM

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Originally Posted by Corbic

Oh irony considering Brides are Recaro knock-offs.

That's not true. Recaro doesn't make anything like a Bride Gias. They did copy the gradation design which was originally from Recaro but that's about it.

Corbic · 10-03-2011, 07:24 PM

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Originally Posted by usdm180sx

Cheap quality wheels break sooner than good quality ones.

Proof?

I'm not defending Rotos by any means. I'm just wishing people would try to use facts to back up their opinions.

HyperTek · 10-03-2011, 07:35 PM

i got your proof

I posted this a while back. Everything will break, legit parts just do a better job lasting longer.

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accident to gram lights
much harder impact then that sissy lil pot hole *look it broke suspension!!

http://i56.tinypic.com/21cdzdz.jpg
http://i52.tinypic.com/v8ph92.jpg
^This might have been a rear wheel

Repaired and balanced to see another day *as here sitting on my old s13
curbage repair would have been extra..
http://i51.tinypic.com/fo385u.jpg

Rota would have shattered

usdm180sx · 10-03-2011, 07:35 PM

I saw a stress test online somewhere comparing a knock off wheel to a brand name wheel, I forgot the link and I'm too lazy to find it. It was either enkei or weds. Meh, I would never buy rotas anyway but that's just me.

*edit - Thanks Austin!

Hoffman5982 · 10-03-2011, 09:22 PM

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Originally Posted by HyperTek

Rota would have shattered

I see no proof. You posted some pics of a fucked up wheel that was able to be fixed, then said rotas would have shattered and provided no proof.

USDM: I never said that because a shit ton of people have them makes them good quality. I never even said they are good quality. But if they did nothing but break so many people wouldn't have them. If you are comparing the quality of rotas to the ebay wheel in the op's video you are fucking high. I'm not the one that tried to start a rota debate so get off my dick

usdm180sx · 10-03-2011, 09:49 PM

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Originally Posted by Hoffman5982

Yes, rota makes replica wheels, but they are pretty good quality. How do I know? Because 90% of the S-chassis community has them, and according to a recent thread, there are 91k 240's registered.

You posted it yourself.

10-02-2011, 11:29 PM	#64
!Zar! Post Whore! Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: North Korea Posts: 14,579 Trader Rating: (27) Feedback Score: 27 reviews	How in the world are you all breaking HKB hubs? I mean MAYBE a momo hub if you are raging in the car. __________________

10-03-2011, 06:55 PM	#79
HyperTek Post Whore! Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Cali Posts: 13,224 Trader Rating: (3) Feedback Score: 3 reviews	Send this guy some fake bride seats vs real deal __________________ Keep it Classy

10-03-2011, 07:09 PM	#82
ZilviaKid Zilvia FREAK! Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Toronto Age: 35 Posts: 1,442 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	for the record i know it was a real hkb, im pretty sure i just over torqued the bolt and it told me to fuck off. __________________ 2004 Nissan 350z 2002 Nissan Silvia

10-03-2011, 07:35 PM	#88
usdm180sx Post Whore! Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: 562 Posts: 4,807 Trader Rating: (5) Rides Gallery: usdm180sx Feedback Score: 5 reviews	I saw a stress test online somewhere comparing a knock off wheel to a brand name wheel, I forgot the link and I'm too lazy to find it. It was either enkei or weds. Meh, I would never buy rotas anyway but that's just me. *edit - Thanks Austin! __________________ -Norm!

10-02-2011, 09:05 PM	#62
bladetech8 Zilvia Addict Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Southern California (LA/OC) Posts: 828 Trader Rating: (32) Feedback Score: 32 reviews	Annnnnnd thats why I spent $300 on my genuine Nardi wheel. Fuck knockoffs, I do not support those cockbags..

10-02-2011, 11:33 PM	#65
'97 S14 SE Turbo Zilvia Member Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: Tempe, Az Posts: 165 Trader Rating: (1) Feedback Score: 1 reviews	They must've gotten fake HKBs...

10-03-2011, 12:11 AM	#67
'97 S14 SE Turbo Zilvia Member Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: Tempe, Az Posts: 165 Trader Rating: (1) Feedback Score: 1 reviews	That's as "HKB" as the "Nardi" from China...

10-03-2011, 12:12 PM	#71
280zx2by2 Zilvia Member Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Tucson AZ Age: 33 Posts: 181 Trader Rating: (2) Feedback Score: 2 reviews	I have a HKB, hasn't broke, but its still a knock off of Bell Works regardless of the quality-errr well... strength.

10-03-2011, 02:16 PM	#73
waxball88 Zilvia FREAK! Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Gainesville Posts: 1,061 Trader Rating: (9) Feedback Score: 9 reviews	Why didn't we get to see a cut away version of the real nardi? Ooops double post.