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I purchased a set of wheels used from a member here. I was looking for a decent set of street wheels and planned on tracking my CF wheels. While I was at Gingerman last year, i ended up lightly tracking the street wheels. And, I really mean lightly. I have raced and tracked for many years and have never damaged a wheel.....until now. Two if the wheels developed cracks in the barrell. Not the spokes, the barrell. Be carefull what you purchase.

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Yikes. What make and model of wheel?
 

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“PM sent” doesn’t make sense if you post a thread titled like you did.

You should have put the make and model of the wheels in the OP.
 
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Forgestar, I dont know the model
 
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Very wierd place to crack for sure... no off track excursions? the curbs are so mellow at gman I can't think of any spot that could cause this really maybe turn 11 if you aren't pushing hard enough to take the weight off the inside?
 

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FYI I have bent 2 separate sets of Forgestars on 2 different cars (Boss and Focus RS, both CF5s). I have never bent a wheel on any other car ever and I have owned a lot of cars and a lot of aftermarket wheels. I love the looks and pricing of their wheels but never again.
 

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That looks just like the cracks that the C7 Corvette GS and ZO6 get. Inside of rear wheels.
 

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Very wierd place to crack for sure... no off track excursions? the curbs are so mellow at gman I can't think of any spot that could cause this really maybe turn 11 if you aren't pushing hard enough to take the weight off the inside?
I was at a track event at Gingerman back in like 2006, and a guy was running custom two-piece Wilwood brakes. The entire rotor shattered during a session, welding rotor material onto his expensive Borbet rims and setting the infield on fire.

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