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STIFFNESS matters! -We back-to-back Carbon Revolution's CF wheels vs AL wheels

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Old Sep 11, 2018, 04:45 PM
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Originally Posted by letsgetthisdone
It's cool. Just spend what your cars worth on a few round things.
You are forgetting how stiff they are.
Old Sep 11, 2018, 06:26 PM
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Originally Posted by dave_evolvix
Whether or not it was paid, it seemed that all of the content was provided by the manufacturer. I wasn't left feeling confident that MotoIQ independently verified the information presented. A small disclosure about the data sources, what promotional value/incentives were or were not provided described early in the article would worked wonders. Let's be honest, but in today's world we are all very skeptical of the incentives behind all publications.

As for the wheels, I'd love to see what 18x9 and 18x10.5 sizes weigh.

Random question.. but the GT350R wheels, these are 5x114.3? 19x11?
It wasn't paid and there are a few charts and figures that were not provided by Carbon Revolution. A lot of the justification was in the track test, which was 3rd party tested and organized. GT350 are 19x11 and 19x11.5 5x114.3
Old Sep 11, 2018, 07:09 PM
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Heh, I am in the market for some 18x12s, something tells me I'll be forced to stick with traditional wheels with my budget considering I need 2 sets.
18x12? You'd better not be running skinny *** 315s on those and get some proper 335s if that's true

My buddy just made that leap this past year in his ESP car hehe:


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Ha. Looks like a roller skate. Crazy.
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Originally Posted by ayoustin
18x12? You'd better not be running skinny *** 315s on those and get some proper 335s if that's true

My buddy just made that leap this past year in his ESP car hehe:

Baby steps! His build is pretty rad tho, been watching that a bit. But just the baby 315s on 12s as a step from 285s on 10.5s. Thats gonna be hard enough to get on the car and keep it low. Still working on how much can I even cut the fender for clearance. And then do I pay someone to cut them and get it done right or just hack it myself? And what over fenders do I run... I should make a thread to get help from those that have already been down that route.

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Baby steps! His build is pretty rad tho, been watching that a bit. But just the baby 315s on 12s as a step from 285s on 10.5s. Thats gonna be hard enough to get on the car and keep it low. Still working on how much can I even cut the fender for clearance. And then do I pay someone to cut them and get it done right or just hack it myself? And what over fenders do I run... I should make a thread to get help from those that have already been down that route.
Yea he's been developing that car for about 5 years now. His fiance co drives it with him and they're a hell of a team. Unfortunately his dice rolls at nats didn't quite end in his favor. I'm sure he'll be back there next year even stronger.

There's definitely a lot of ways to go about it and I'm no body guy. If I ever get aftermarket body panels it'll be a clone of a knockoff voltex kit lol.
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Originally Posted by stuntman
It wasn't paid and there are a few charts and figures that were not provided by Carbon Revolution. A lot of the justification was in the track test, which was 3rd party tested and organized. GT350 are 19x11 and 19x11.5 5x114.3
Who are you and what is your connection to this company?
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Haha! ^^^^ What he said! 😂
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Originally Posted by Butt Dyno
Who are you and what is your connection to this company?
The author.
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Pretty cool the composite tech is moving along. Hopefully capitalism and science does its thing and wheels like this will become affordable.
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Originally Posted by kaj
You are forgetting how stiff they are.
That's what she said?
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Originally Posted by letsgetthisdone
That's what she said?
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Glad other folks thought it read like an infomercial cause it sure did to me . I am glad that part of the testing methodology and data were presented since it allowed both of those to be analyzed. Analyzing both would give those who understand how to properly setup an unbiased test lots of cause for concern. I don't doubt that these may help. Just not certain that the "testing" done in this article can be used to justify it.
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Originally Posted by codgi
Glad other folks thought it read like an infomercial cause it sure did to me . I am glad that part of the testing methodology and data were presented since it allowed both of those to be analyzed. Analyzing both would give those who understand how to properly setup an unbiased test lots of cause for concern. I don't doubt that these may help. Just not certain that the "testing" done in this article can be used to justify it.
What do you feel was wrong with the test procedure or results?
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I couldn't mention this at the time of writing the article but now it's public:

Production increasing 15X:

​​​​​​https://www.motorauthority.com/news/...heels-annually



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