So what is considered a name brand rim? or at the very least decent rims. What brand's should I avoid or would be consider crap. Thanx for any help

 

look at the price. if they are some what expensive, that is a big clue. then see how much they weigh and if they are multi-pice or single, although if they are single piece it does not mean they are bad. offset. usually cheaper brands have no offset options. your more then likely gonna find them in 40+ offset because they are honda offsets(biggest market). check how and what they are made of as this affects the weight and quality of the wheel. forged is good cast is bad. if you want a good first set of wheels i would recommend rota. cheap, good quality and many styles to choose from. they are probably the best replica/ generic brand rims you can get. some popular name brand's are volk racing/ rays engineering, ssr(speed star racing),rh (racing hart), bbs, enkei. racing hart and enkei do make cheaper 1 piece cast rims and more expensive multipiece forged rims, too. i would avoid adr, giovanna, motegi's just to name a few. like i said b4, rota is highly recommended. they have just the right amount of style, performance and bang for the buck!

 

konigs are supposed to be pretty good, no? they have nice looking wheels for cheap (see: konig hurry) , and never heard of bad experiences with them. and you cant got wrong with work wheels

 

there is alsdo a name brand called koenig. those are the $H!T!

 

and watanabe!

 

There are a lot of them out there. I am partial to BBS though

 

Good to know. This is my first time buying rims, so I just wanted to be sure I get something that is recommended by people. I don't want to buy a brand that is know to be bad and have it fall apart on me and have to rebuy. Thnax again for all the help and info.

 

thats what we are here for :D

 

post all the wheel you like, then members here will give you opinion. in the end its still your decision, at least you'll have the idea.

 

True. Though I know what I want and I am looking within the recommended brands to see if they have what I want. Speaking of which if anybody knows where I can get an all glossy black rim let me know. I have seen some that have a silver/chrome lip and I don't want that. Thanx

 

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How do KMCs rate?

 

never heard of it!

 

KMCs are prolly best known as blingin dub rims. www.kmcwheels.com

 

cheaper no name brands tend to bend or crack easier than better branded wheels. of course all wheels will bend (or crack) if hit hard enough. These are brands I commonly stick with because of their reputation for quality.

In no particular order...
Japanese:
5 zigen
rays engineering (volk racing, gram lights, g games, etc)
work
hart (racing hart, lowenhart. but not their RH Evolution line)
ssr

European:
BBS
OZ Racing
Borbet

American:
HRE
Kinesis

 

^ what he said