Quote Originally Posted by josh green
You are extremely incorrect. The lighter wheels are only that light b/c they go through a much more intense manufacturing process. A 14lbs rota will fold over WAY before any 8.6lbs Volk wheel would. Its a much more costly process to make and I am sure its a much higher quality metal as well. A real forged wheel should have no problem against a pot hole.
How many sets of 8.5lbs wheels have you driven on? I can let you look at a dozen SSR's from the racecars and let you decide for yourself. Although operating temperature of the wheel is much higher on the track than the street they are soft and they bend extremely easily...a cast alloy wheel like a rota will bend very little before it just cracks.