strength of SSR rims?
09-05-2004, 08:57 PM
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strength of SSR rims?
hey guys, two of my rims now are bent.. not worth paying to replace them if they are going to get bent again, i'm looking at the SSR GT1 rims at 17x7.5" at tirerack, the only thing that scares me is the fact that its a 17.5lb rim.. whats the thoughts of the board, get it or pick a diff rim
09-05-2004, 09:23 PM
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Actually, SSR are only semi-forged right? ... Thats why they're a little cheaper than stuff like Volks which are fully forged. Semi-forged is like a mix of forging and casting aluminum. It should be nearly as strong as a fully forged product, but its cheaper to do than forged aluminum. You can read more about semi-forged aluminum here:
http://www.stealth316.com/2-ssr-gt1.htm
I wouldn't worry about the strength of SSR rims though even with the light weight, haven't heard any complaints about them cracking like with cast aluminum wheels.
http://www.stealth316.com/2-ssr-gt1.htm
I wouldn't worry about the strength of SSR rims though even with the light weight, haven't heard any complaints about them cracking like with cast aluminum wheels.
09-06-2004, 05:18 PM
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I pound the living crap out of my SSR Comps on downtown pot holes and construction on I95... and they are fine. I do have 225/50/17 rubber on them though.
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09-07-2004, 04:04 AM
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Originally Posted by rondog
load rating means alot, and anything with a lip has more potential to give way, since there is no direct support. Just plain physics.
mainly the inside lip.
09-07-2004, 12:47 PM
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Semi-Solid Forged is a very nice processs and can offer a lot of strength
Originally Posted by fuzzy02CLS
My 17" SSR comps have held up well. No problems. They help up good on my trip to NYC. I run 235-45-17.
They are semi-solid forged and their Hawaii reps claimed that the wheels were designed on CAD/CAM with emphasis on a) light weight and b) resistance to bending/damage.
If you hit any wheel hard enough, it's going to bend or break. :captainobvious:
There were some reports on some forums on how the SSRs were easy to bend. However, I never found any consistent reports of this happening.
AND:
http://www.tirerack.com/wheels/ssr/ssr.jsp
In a specialized process perfected by Alumax, a leading aluminum manufacturer, uniquely structured alloy billets are heated to a semi-solid state (the consistency of soft butter) and molded in a specifically engineered forging press. The positive aspects of this process found applications in the aircraft and automotive sectors. Through an exclusive contract with Alumax, SSR conducted additional research and development and built their wheel manufacturing plant in Japan to produce alloy wheels using Semi-Solid Forging (SSF) technology. They further developed SSF technology, were granted a patent, and are the first and only SSF wheel manufacturer in the world today producing Semi-Solid Forged alloy wheels. This ultra high tech forging technology creates a very strong and lightweight wheel ideal for street or track.
LINK: http://forums.corvetteforum.com/show...post1548190543
Alumax's perfected aluminum stirring process, Magneto-Hydro Dynamics (MHD), results in a pure cylindrical alloy billet consistently free of non-metals, gasses, oxides and other impurities. This MHD billet, when heated to a specific temperature, attains a semi-solid form. After pressed into a mold at a very high rate, the shaped product retains a more granular microstructure than forged wheels and is denser and stronger while remaining light in weight.
01-31-2005, 01:40 PM
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My SSRs have held up well, until this week... I hit a pothole in Virginia and BAM, a HUGE dent in my SSR front-right rim... Air is NOT leaking, but I will need a new rim I suppose... Bleh... $400 from tirerack...
01-31-2005, 10:29 PM
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Originally Posted by Technique
My SSRs have held up well, until this week... I hit a pothole in Virginia and BAM, a HUGE dent in my SSR front-right rim... Air is NOT leaking, but I will need a new rim I suppose... Bleh... $400 from tirerack...
01-31-2005, 10:51 PM
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Originally Posted by moomaster_99
Take it to a rim repair place...if its not cracked, you should be able to bend it back and put back in round.
01-31-2005, 11:31 PM
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Originally Posted by Technique
$400 from tirerack...
Ummm, SSR's are closer to 500 on tirerack. Can you get some for 400? I mean, if If you're going to pay almost 500 a rim you might as well get some WORK rims or something. 400 I could deal with (eventually maybe 6 months from now), I guess you get what you pay for........
02-01-2005, 09:06 AM
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Originally Posted by 2003type-s6
Ummm, SSR's are closer to 500 on tirerack. Can you get some for 400? I mean, if If you're going to pay almost 500 a rim you might as well get some WORK rims or something. 400 I could deal with (eventually maybe 6 months from now), I guess you get what you pay for........
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