why are almost all famous aftermarket wheel brands from japan? do other countries just not care enough to make them?
except they're literally not
>>29062501>American Racing>Mickey Thompson>Forgeline
>>29062501You forgot the German brand that even the japcrap kids go nuts for
>>29062532zyklon B?
Ronal is a pretty household name in the Euro scene
>>29062534>Ronalwho?
>>29062547the company that made the teddy bear wheels. they also made wheels under license for companies like BBS and Lorinser.
>>29062530>why are almost all>almost all>rays>enkei>advan>ssr>tws>wedsport>watanabe>hayashi>work>impuletc.
>>29062552several of those are just different brands of the same company
CompomotiveOZBBSRonalRotiformI could go on. You only think this because you're a ricer racelet.
>>29062573BorbetForgelineEvo corseHREMethod
>>29062551>the company that made the teddy bear wheelsthe... what...?
>>29062575>>29062573eh, OZ, BBS, rotiform and HRE are really the only ones that most car guys would easily recognise but fair, even though those are all from just italy and germany
>>29062577Too young? They were popular for New Beetles back in the day.
>>29062580europeans come up with the dumbest shit sometimes
>>29062579What kind of hopeless ricer doesn't know Forgeline?
>>29062585And yet they sold like hotcakes in 'Murikkka.
>>29062587i think i've heard of them but their name is so generic that i guess it got mixed up with other vague industrial thing in my mind
>>29062573>>29062575and also - how many of those are actually used in racing? that's the most important part to me because if it isn't good enough for racing then it's practically trash in my eyes
>>29062597Literally all of them. Even Ronal, which makes things like the teddy bears above, has supplied wheels for F1 use. Expand your mind a little, you fucking weeb.
>>29062602>Even Ronal, which makes things like the teddy bears above, has supplied wheels for F1 usewhen was that? i watch a significant amount of motorsport and have never heard of any of these being used in any category above a grassroots/state level
>>29062618i just looked it up and it isn't ronal the manufacturer that made rims for f1 cars, it is ronal group, the company that owns manufacturers like speedline which "made" them
>>29062573>>29062575Don't forget Speedline too
>>29062532BBBS contracted manufacturing for their classic wheels to a Japanese company which has long since used the BBS name while the Germans go bankrupt every 5 years.
>>29062585I think ive only seen them on VWs.Like nuBeetles and golfs.
>>29062641You'll see people put them on all kinds of "cute" cars, like harlequin VWs, Miatas, and Twingos.I think these are knockoffs though, the real ones aren't 3-piece and don't try to look like it either.
>>29062501Because tuning culture is primarily japanese.Euro and american carfags have traditionally been more OEM obsessed.
>>29062638That’s nice, my BBS RS say Germany on them
>>29062618You'll see a lot of Speedlines and OZs in rally.
>>29062580>Ronal BearThey date to the early 90's. They were optional equipment on the Australian delivered Mazda 121 Revue.
Team Dynamics
>>29062690You've literally never looked at a muscle car. They're not all the "Oh, but that bolt used a different head from the factory, this one is trash" type.
Mangels
>>29062577Newfag
>>29062552I own TWS and I feel like I have to remind people that it's not TSW the burger brand
>>29062573All overpriced shit tier except for BBS which is overpriced but worth it for the OEM models.
>>29062585it's funny though
would be pretty funny to see cragar SSs on imports
>>29063024Not all that uncommon on some of the boxy 70s/early 80s luxosedans
>>29063024Why? As long as they physically fit I'm sure they'd look okay on some body styles.
>>29063024Would look pretty sweet on an Opel Diplomat Coupe. Even came with a Chevy 327 option.
>>29063033>>29063037oops i mean the more blobby looking ones. like a 90s civic or accord
>>29062530American Racing created the Torque Thrust in 1963.They made more of just that style than some of the companies itt entire production volume over their entire history.
Crazy how many companies that are out there that ARENT japanese.
