Comparing Rocket fuel polished to Vision 5 legend chrome

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Hoping someone can give me a first hand comparison between the two as far as finish, materials and quality.

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they're probably pretty close in all those things. are these strictly street, occasional drag racing, auto-x/track days? other than auto-x/track days, or a full on drag car, either of these should give you a long life. if these are going to be 50% or more track wheels, i'd get something the manufacturer says is track worthy. i've cracked low end ($125 range) wheels auto-xing on street tires and think the extra $$ is worth it
 
kursplat said:
they're probably pretty close in all those things. are these strictly street, occasional drag racing, auto-x/track days? other than auto-x/track days, or a full on drag car, either of these should give you a long life. if these are going to be 50% or more track wheels, i'd get something the manufacturer says is track worthy. i've cracked low end ($125 range) wheels auto-xing on street tires and think the extra $$ is worth it
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They will be 100% street use, garage kept and fair weather only use. I will be ordering them later this week along with the lug nuts.
 
the chrome will be easier to keep shiny. the rockets come chromed
 
kursplat said:
the chrome will be easier to keep shiny. the rockets come chromed
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They’re both chromed, the Legends aren’t a polished wheel.

I have a set of the legend 5’s on my Challenger and have for years and tens of thousands of miles. To be clear, I had the standard painted and machined finish and not chrome. Car lived outside and was driven year round in all weather conditions. The wheels are still in great shape.

They do require a narrow lug nut, a standard 3/4” lug nut won’t work. I use splined “tuner” lugs on mine, they work great.

They are inexpensive wheels, so, not all the finishing was perfect. One area I noticed was the center bore, mine had paint overspray inside the bore and not full coverage. But that’s totally covered by the wheel cap from the outside. One of the wheels I had also had a couple of paint “holidays” deep in the recess for the lug nuts, but again mounted on the car that was impossible to see. They aren’t the same quality as the Enkei’s on my Duster, but they’re also about 1/3 the price.
 
there ya go. as Packard used to say, "ask the man who owns one".
 
72bluNblu said:
They’re both chromed, the Legends aren’t a polished wheel.

I have a set of the legend 5’s on my Challenger and have for years and tens of thousands of miles. To be clear, I had the standard painted and machined finish and not chrome. Car lived outside and was driven year round in all weather conditions. The wheels are still in great shape.

They do require a narrow lug nut, a standard 3/4” lug nut won’t work. I use splined “tuner” lugs on mine, they work great.

They are inexpensive wheels, so, not all the finishing was perfect. One area I noticed was the center bore, mine had paint overspray inside the bore and not full coverage. But that’s totally covered by the wheel cap from the outside. One of the wheels I had also had a couple of paint “holidays” deep in the recess for the lug nuts, but again mounted on the car that was impossible to see. They aren’t the same quality as the Enkei’s on my Duster, but they’re also about 1/3 the price.
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The legends are a chrome wheel, the rocket I was referring to is a polished wheel and I am more concerned about the quality of the wheel including workmanship and materials. Polished and chrome both have their pros and cons but you need a good starting point so with that being said which do you feel offers the best materials and quality?
 
Here's something to consider for chromed wheels:
Several years ago we purchased a new car with chromed factory wheels. After several years we had one wheel/tire that developed a slight leak. It turned out that the chrome on the wheel surface inside the tire had started to deteriorate and flake off due to the moisture that accumulated inside the tire. The flaking eventually spread to the bead surface and wouldn't allow the tire to fully seat on the bead.
We ended up replacing all four factory wheels with aftermarket polished aluminum wheels in order to eliminate the problem.
 
ocdart said:
Here's something to consider for chromed wheels:
Several years ago we purchased a new car with chromed factory wheels. After several years we had one wheel/tire that developed a slight leak. It turned out that the chrome on the wheel surface inside the tire had started to deteriorate and flake off due to the moisture that accumulated inside the tire. The flaking eventually spread to the bead surface and wouldn't allow the tire to fully seat on the bead.
We ended up replacing all four factory wheels with aftermarket polished aluminum wheels in order to eliminate the problem.
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My thought was that a polished rim can always be repolished and because there is no chrome finish to hold liquid corrosion should be held at a minimum.
 
I ordered 4 Rocket Fuel 15 x 7, 4 1/2" BP with 4.25 BS. I also ordered the correct lug nuts based on what i am installing, all right handed......left hand studs will be removed and right hand studs will be installed. Thank you all for you recommendations and thoughts!

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