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Old 09-13-2005, 02:06 PM
WGJ WGJ is offline
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Rx7 Wheel Warning!

Don't want to sound like an alarmist but...RX7 wheels may be a bit brittle. Had occasion to catch the corner of a curb pulling out of a parking space and it cracked one of the spokes on my rear wheel alll the way across and all the way through! The shop where I bought them specializes in preping/racing RX7s and they tell me that although the wheels are "forged", they are more accurately 'press' forged and so not as strong as a truely forged wheel. They are also at least ten years old and thus a bit brittle. So this word of caution...keep an eye on your RX7 wheels for stress fractures and other signs of damage/fatigue. What happened to me may have been a freak occurance, but better safe than sorry.
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