If replica wheels are just as good as the genuine articles like many claim, why don't we see them used in top-tier motorsport?
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Kosumi Wakana from Rays Japan answers this question and more on rim stiffness/compliance, how to identify a replica wheel and where to find help if you can't, along with some of the manufacturing options available to wheel manufacturers like Rays.

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