I'll have to read this in full later. I like the F.E.A. screen shot on the left side. Shows a pretty uniform stress distribution through that wheel (nerd here).

 

What article?

... was it taken down?

 

And everyone made fun of my "heavy" GTC-01s.

- Patrick

 

http://www.speedelement.com/images/h...tion_test1.jpg

It's still there for me. try the link.

 

The Article is in first page. They came from the most recent Option Mag., and then translated into English. They are in JPEG format because it was originally in PDF file. I had to covert them into JPEG before posting.

 

thanks for the article that was interesting

 

Weird ... I see Marshall's added link, but not the original one ... and even the new link won't connect?

 

pm me your email and i will fwd you a pdf

 

very nice. i am interested in some Dymag wheels which are stupid light (14lbs for an 18x8) & they are used alot in road racing, but i'm not sure how strong they are. haven't found anyone locally who uses them in the PHX, AZ or Miami, FL areas. not to mention they are $2k each!!!

 

EDIT: See it now. I was wondering why/how Enkei justifies $400+ and 2o lb + GTC01s, even though I love how they look anyway. Based on the test results, it seems that ridgidity is the most important under higher speed road race conditions.

 

Thanks for the read!!

 

Awesome find. My buddy's car has time attacks and it feels like it doesn't want to stop. Hilarious.

 

So how do stock wheels stack up?

Are the stock Enkei's and BBS's rigid enough? Too light? Too heavy?

 

"Time attack" is just a limted Volk color scheme, what wheels are you talking about?
Do you mean it feels like it doesn't want to stop because his wheels are so light and the casr feel fast and nimble? Or it doesn't want to stop because his wheels are so flexible? In this case how can you and/or he be sure you are feeling the wheel flexibility and know that it's not because of tires, pads, brake fluid that it "doesn't want to stop"?

 

I love my GTC-01s.

- Patrick