New wheels - with pics
03-22-2023, 02:27 PM
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@RAudi Driver they're made in China using 6061 aluminum.
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03-22-2023, 04:51 PM
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Good luck - those wheels look a lot like OEM RS wheels. Reps look good.
03-22-2023, 04:54 PM
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You're better off doing the 5 lug conversion.
03-22-2023, 06:04 PM
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It's all a slippery slope. Haha! You're not wrong and the fact that they already make the wheels for five lug may be the push I need to get it done. Thank you.
03-22-2023, 07:10 PM
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The key to Titan 7 Forged Wheels is that we make all of our wheels in house. Everything from design, tooling, forging, machining, heat treatment, surface finishing, and testing is all done in house. Very few Forged wheel companies can make this claim. This means you get complete quality, performance control, and efficiency. Most wheels that are sold in the marketplace change through many hands. For example, you will have a factory ship to a broker > which is then shipped overseas to an importer > which is purchased by a distributor > then to a shop > then to the consumer. We ship to you factory direct and offer a technically superior wheel to many of the other Forged wheel companies while priced for less. A win win situation.
It would be inconvenient for you to mention that a major reason the wheels you sell cost 2x or 3x more is because you as a dealer, along with other middlemen need to mark them up. Nothing wrong with that, but call things as they are. Frankly, I find it in poor taste for you to come to my thread where I'm looking for four others to purchase these wheels in order to meet the minimum quota to have them made and make disparaging suggestions. Titan7 along with OZ, Apex, BC Forged, and others, are used on track because they are light, strong and cost under $4k. That says more about the quality of the wheels than your suggestion that they are of poor quality materials, poorly engineered, or poorly manufactured.
The key to Titan 7 Forged Wheels is that we make all of our wheels in house. Everything from design, tooling, forging, machining, heat treatment, surface finishing, and testing is all done in house. Very few Forged wheel companies can make this claim. This means you get complete quality, performance control, and efficiency. Most wheels that are sold in the marketplace change through many hands. For example, you will have a factory ship to a broker > which is then shipped overseas to an importer > which is purchased by a distributor > then to a shop > then to the consumer. We ship to you factory direct and offer a technically superior wheel to many of the other Forged wheel companies while priced for less. A win win situation.
It would be inconvenient for you to mention that a major reason the wheels you sell cost 2x or 3x more is because you as a dealer, along with other middlemen need to mark them up. Nothing wrong with that, but call things as they are. Frankly, I find it in poor taste for you to come to my thread where I'm looking for four others to purchase these wheels in order to meet the minimum quota to have them made and make disparaging suggestions. Titan7 along with OZ, Apex, BC Forged, and others, are used on track because they are light, strong and cost under $4k. That says more about the quality of the wheels than your suggestion that they are of poor quality materials, poorly engineered, or poorly manufactured.
It would be inconvenient if it were true, however that is not the process of how wheels reach customer hands lol. I'll use ANRKY Wheels for this example to explain to you the real process. ANRKY does not sell directly to customers. They focus on manufacturing their product. They rely on a dealer network to sell these products to the customer. They have set prices that dealers use and follow strictly. Dealers do not mark up these prices. This is not exclusive to ANRKY either. The majority of major wheel brands like HRE, AL13, Vorsteiner, Forgiato, etc. use this model as too. So in reality, the process is Manufacturer > dealer > customer. That's a very simple chain for you to follow as it's the same with buying a Porsche. Porsche in Germany > your chosen Porsche dealer > you.
You're entitled to your opinion as to why those wheels are used on track. I don't doubt that they can be durable enough or light enough to a certain person. But the truth of the matter is that those wheels are used on track because they are cheap and disposable and it won't break the bank to replace them.
And I do genuine apologize for chiming in on this thread. I honestly did not see that you were trying to get a minimum number of orders made for the wheels and had I seen that, I would have messaged the user that I was responding to privately. If you'd like to message me to discuss this further through private messaging then please do so. Once again I am sorry.
You're entitled to your opinion as to why those wheels are used on track. I don't doubt that they can be durable enough or light enough to a certain person. But the truth of the matter is that those wheels are used on track because they are cheap and disposable and it won't break the bank to replace them.
And I do genuine apologize for chiming in on this thread. I honestly did not see that you were trying to get a minimum number of orders made for the wheels and had I seen that, I would have messaged the user that I was responding to privately. If you'd like to message me to discuss this further through private messaging then please do so. Once again I am sorry.
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03-22-2023, 07:35 PM
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03-22-2023, 08:49 PM
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@WheelsB no need David, and thank you for the apology. Take this as observation: I don't know how you referring to wheels commonly used by track guys as "disposable" is helping you. It comes across as arrogant or naive. Barring an accident, OZ, Apex, CCW etc wheels don't damage from prolonged track use any more than BBS, Forgeline or HRE. Also, not sure how 20-21 lbs F and 22-23 lbs R for my car is "light enough for some people" when most of the wheels you sell for 2x or 3x the price are in that range. The right answer David, is that there are those who spend $600 for an Apple iWatch and there are those who spend $25k on a Rolex and there are even those who buy both. As a marketing dude, putting down the iWatch to justify the cost of a Rolex is not the right play.
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03-22-2023, 10:39 PM
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The company I work for has sold hundreds of sets of titan 7 wheels…. Specifically all track guys with type r’s. They’re great wheels for a great price, they also focused on dtc so margin for vendors is horrible. That said, I have titan seven wheels on my Tesla. The company I work for is also having titan 7 make us a custom proprietary wheel. I have personally put a set of there forged wheels through the wringer for a season 5k track miles dozens of tires…. The only thing I did was stain them from the iron brakes.
I'm in for a set.
I'm in for a set.
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03-22-2023, 10:42 PM
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The company I work for has sold hundreds of sets of titan 7 wheels…. Specifically all track guys with type r’s. They’re great wheels for a great price, they also focused on dtc so margin for vendors is horrible. That said, I have titan seven wheels on my Tesla. The company I work for is also having titan 7 make us a custom proprietary wheel. I have personally put a set of there forged wheels through the wringer for a season 5k track miles dozens of tires…. The only thing I did was stain them from the iron brakes.
I'm in for a set.
I'm in for a set.
I'll DM you.
03-22-2023, 10:59 PM
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Thanks Marv. I'm really set on these wheels because I exclusively want this design and because they seem to hit the trifecta of design, quality, and price in a way that no other brand I've seen has. Most importantly, they are the only company willing to make a wheel that otherwise doesn't exist for the .2 GT3. Even the .same wheel for the 1 is 11" in the rear, which makes it a deal killer.
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03-22-2023, 11:10 PM
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Titan 7 is the main sponsor for one of the most active track day groups around here. I have seen a lot of them on track / tracked cars, and I have never heard of issues.
These are a terrific deal for track-proven wheels.
03-22-2023, 11:35 PM
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Because price discrimination, brand, exclusivity, and the perception of quality and price being perfectly correlated all exist. The same reasons one can spend $5k, $50k, or $500k for a Swiss chronometer that all perform the same.
Titan 7 is the main sponsor for one of the most active track day groups around here. I have seen a lot of them on track / tracked cars, and I have never heard of issues.
These are a terrific deal for track-proven wheels.
Titan 7 is the main sponsor for one of the most active track day groups around here. I have seen a lot of them on track / tracked cars, and I have never heard of issues.
These are a terrific deal for track-proven wheels.
03-22-2023, 11:49 PM
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