New SVE Drag wheels
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a lightweight drag wheel that is designed to clear big brake packages, at $425 to your door is outrageously expensive?
Why is this?
Maybe it has to do with the unilug version or just the shank that Racestar provides, but I've read many negative posts about them. However, the McGard shanks are supposedly quite resilient.
Edit: I am very happy with the direct drilled dark star's I have on the back. Very nice wheel.
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he's saying a shank is stronger, not the acorn
a shank goes through the wheel, much better than an acorn sitting on the end
doesn't matter if direct or unilug, they both use a shank, like most drag wheels
That makes sense. Thanks for clarifying!
And how would they be an exact copy if you are able to use acorns with them instead of shanks like the racestars?? Hmm???
Exactly.
It doesn't have to be an exact copy. Think of the way Apple sued Samsung over the "rectangles with rounded corners" design. Many phones have that "design", but they aren't exactly alike. While the Race Stars/SVE drags are incredibly similar, they do have differences. I hope the SVEs are able to stick around. It'd be nice to have more competition amongst drag wheels.
Bottom line is that it is a 15 inch wheel. The wheels are overpriced for what they are and everyone knowns it. I hope LMR releases their wheel, then I hope some other company copies it and make it even cheaper
look pretty similar to me...
And they all look similar to the original wheel.... Greg Weld Drag Stars.....
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Guys that think 200 bucks a wheel is outrageous...LOL.
Guys that paid...LOL
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Lot of drama over some 200.00 wheels.
Racestars are made in China, and China doesnt care about trademarks/patents. If the SVE pics are accurate they arent copies of Racestars, they come from the same place.
Why would anyone copy a Greg Weld/Racestar if they were tooling up to build a new drag wheel? A lot of other designs to copy or combine so you dont have to worry about trademarks.
Racestars are made in China, and China doesnt care about trademarks/patents. If the SVE pics are accurate they arent copies of Racestars, they come from the same place.
Why would anyone copy a Greg Weld/Racestar if they were tooling up to build a new drag wheel? A lot of other designs to copy or combine so you dont have to worry about trademarks.
I must not be as baller as you because I think $1k for a set of wheels(not including tires) that are only useful on a drag strip is a tad ridiculous.
If you're too ignorant to comprehend that competition in the marketplace ultimately benefits the consumer, then I don't know what to tell you. Enjoy paying for your overpriced, 15" wheels, I guess?
I'm sure race star knows these will kill there sales.....we need competition in the "cheaper" drag wheel market it only goes to help us get better prices
That, and it'll kill their profit margin too. If Racestar wants to be competitive with the SVE wheels, they'll have to lower their prices. (Again, competition benefits us, the consumers....)
Makes me wonder if Beefcake turned Racestar onto SVE's wheels, and pushing the idea of the lawsuit.
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