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Rays Master Piece Wheels |
Rays Master Piece wheels
are created for discerning drivers who not only require trend-setting
design, but also appreciate the latest in high end manufacturing methods
- a perfect match for Porsche, BMW and Mercedes-Benz owners among
others. Rays Master Piece wheels not only improve on the stunning looks
of a vehicle, but also offer performance enhancements and reliability
though RAYS Original Forging Technology.
RAYS Original Forging Technology: RM8000
RAYS, through constant research and development paired with experience
gained through aggressive motorsports involvement, learned that wheels
best suited for racing conditions are forged wheels. But not
conventionally forged wheels manufactured through machining a pressed
billet into a wheel shape. RAYS took forging to the next level and
improved upon the basic forging technique to offer wheels that test the
limits of wheel manufacturing.
The process has awarded RAYS first place finishes in IMSA GTP, Formula
3, 24 Hours at Le Mans and GT (Grand Touring) Car series, as well as
numerous other wins on the track. This performance and engineering
success is the backbone to their success on the street, too.
RAYS independently designed and patented the RM Forging process and
developed its own machines to achieve a wheel that exhibits a perfect
metal flow without cut-offs or loss in structural integrity. Completely
designed and manufactured in-house, an RM forged wheel is first pressed
utilizing millions of pounds under a mold to achieve its basic shape.
Then RAYS applies the RM technique, a process that presses a wheel from
the top, bottom, and sides at one time in a high speed spinning process,
to extrude the shape into its final form requiring minimal additional
machining.
Throughout the manufacturing and forging processes, Rays Master Piece
wheels are subject not only to Japan's JWL standards for alloy wheels,
but to RAYS' own JWL + R standards - standards set that go above and
beyond what is required by JWL to meet RAYS' higher standards for
quality, consistency and fine-tuned design.
JWL +R standards subject RAYS wheels to tests two times more severe than
JWL requirements. For example, RAYS testing machines drop a one-ton
weight at a 90-degree angle on a wheel/tire assembly to test strength
and stability. Other tests ensure the highest levels of endurance,
rigidity and even finish quality are maintained - extra steps necessary
as big, yet lightweight wheels with low profile tires are increasingly
used on today's luxury and sport vehicles.. |
