Are RH Evolution wheels knock-off Racing Harts?

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Old Feb 7, 2002 | 02:33 PM
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Are RH Evolution wheels knock-off Racing Harts?

I looked on the Racing Hart Japanese website and did not find RH Evo there. Are they imitation racing harts?
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Old Feb 7, 2002 | 02:37 PM
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RH evo rims are still Racing Hart, but they are one piece instead of three. less cost.

here is a comparison. i've seen 17'' Racing Hart M5's 3pc going for about 2000.

and the RH evo's M5's 1pc going for about 1300.
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Old Feb 7, 2002 | 02:41 PM
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But they are still made by the same company? How would you rate the quality of the RH brand compared to other 1 piece rims?
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Old Feb 7, 2002 | 02:56 PM
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i dont have them... but they are still made by the same company.

the benefit of the 3pc rims is that if the lip gets bent, them you can unscrew it and change it out. they are stronger than the one pc....at a price.
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Old Feb 7, 2002 | 03:13 PM
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These guys are right on target. They are made by the same company and marketed in the U.S. by Dazz motorsports. www.dazzmotorsports.com
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Old Feb 7, 2002 | 03:29 PM
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Wish I had the $$$$ for the 3 piece. What do you think of the new RH Evo C3 wheel :



Or is this one better:

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Old Feb 7, 2002 | 04:04 PM
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I think the new C3s kinda look like the stock 99 3.0 rims, which are the ones i have. Just without the lip and the HR center cap.
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Old Feb 7, 2002 | 04:25 PM
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I do not believe they are the same company. In fact, I asked CLpower the same question and he said they were not. They are just marketed to confuse people. Racing Hart is the real deal. RH evolution is a knockoff but I have heard good things about them. Good quality at a good price.
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Old Feb 7, 2002 | 05:01 PM
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i really like the C2 style on the 1st gen's.......regardless of who makes them. CLtypeR has them and they look so butta.
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Old Feb 7, 2002 | 08:07 PM
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Originally posted by 99CL
I think the new C3s kinda look like the stock 99 3.0 rims, which are the ones i have. Just without the lip and the HR center cap.
no c2s looks like the 99 wheels... count the spokes... but yeah it does more look like C3s

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Old Feb 8, 2002 | 09:57 AM
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I knew there was something shady about that company, although they do make good imitation racing harts. I wonder where they are made Would you think 5zigen would be better quality for cast wheels?
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Old Feb 8, 2002 | 11:09 AM
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Originally posted by phinthesky
I do not believe they are the same company. In fact, I asked CLpower the same question and he said they were not. They are just marketed to confuse people. Racing Hart is the real deal. RH evolution is a knockoff but I have heard good things about them. Good quality at a good price.
Yup, they're not the same....still good wheels for being cast I think.
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Old Feb 8, 2002 | 05:29 PM
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Racing Hart sold their Evolution series to Prime a little over a year ago. Prime has been known for making REAlly shitty wheels, but have done good on the evo series. I'm on my 2nd set and love them.
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Old Feb 8, 2002 | 07:18 PM
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wow. I did not know that. They are still distributed by dazzmotorsports. Interesting.
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