HRE Unveils New Carbon Fiber Wheels
#16
11-05-2008 | 03:22 AM
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Which wheels are those ???
10k for wheels is crazy
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11-05-2008 | 06:52 AM
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#20
11-05-2008 | 07:31 AM
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What do people expect to gain from having a lighter 21lbs 20" wheel? Unsprung weight only has so many advantages.
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11-05-2008 | 07:58 AM
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he meant $1k EACH wheel....so really theyre about half the price of the carbon wheels.
#22
11-05-2008 | 08:09 AM
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Oh I see...For 1k each there are many wheels to choose from...The chapest legerras cost around 400 each for 19s and I think they pretty nice wheels and good value for money...especially if you need wheel for track...but definately wont buy them for 1k set...
#23
11-05-2008 | 09:51 AM
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Just comparing my stock forged TT wheels to the my Dymag's there is a huge difference , Throw on the TI Lug's and you can feel the difference in take off rolling acceleration & stopping......
The barrel's are very strong
Pictures to back this up coming.....
I will say you cant break the Mag spokes on the Dymag's and if you ruin the barrel you can purchase the part from Dymag with a new one...
Gee-Bee
The barrel's are very strong
Pictures to back this up coming.....
I will say you cant break the Mag spokes on the Dymag's and if you ruin the barrel you can purchase the part from Dymag with a new one...
Gee-Bee
#24
11-05-2008 | 10:45 AM
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CF strength
Okay here is the Poop!
Last week I was doing a short drive a black Lab dog came out of no where, I swerved to miss the dog since Iam a dog lover and drove up and over a curb, the curb median was at least 10's tall and was square and was traveling about 40 mph.
The front rim and rear went up and over the curb median, I bent the shock and lower control arm , lost all the oil and gas from the shock assy.
My front end was sitting on the rim since I lost air pressure in the strut and both tires.
Both wheels at the barrel cracked between the spokes, but the spokes were fine
The real damage was done by the tow truck driver ( flatbed )who pulled the car up forward onto the bed , instead of pulling from the rear of the car.
Damage was done to the lip and the front bumper was creased from this method.
So I would suggest you change out your torx screws on your lip to Phillips and carry a small screwdriver so you can remove your lip before you have it loaded on a flatbed......
I did find two new lip's on ebay for 160.00 dollars and will have three painted for spares, I will have to wait a month before I have new film on the front bumper assy
parts damaged:
Shock assy
lower control arm
front lip
front bumper
two Dymag barrels
The barrels are held on the spokes by 7 mm allen TI bolts
very easy to remove and reinstall
8600.oo in damage.
Iam fully insured , and it is my first claim in 32 years of driving that is considered my fault.
Iam sure it would of bent any alloy wheel out of repair...
The Dymag is very strong and light, it will be a few weeks for replacement barrell's
My camera is down and I will load pic's later
Gee-Bee
Last week I was doing a short drive a black Lab dog came out of no where, I swerved to miss the dog since Iam a dog lover and drove up and over a curb, the curb median was at least 10's tall and was square and was traveling about 40 mph.
The front rim and rear went up and over the curb median, I bent the shock and lower control arm , lost all the oil and gas from the shock assy.
My front end was sitting on the rim since I lost air pressure in the strut and both tires.
Both wheels at the barrel cracked between the spokes, but the spokes were fine
The real damage was done by the tow truck driver ( flatbed )who pulled the car up forward onto the bed , instead of pulling from the rear of the car.
Damage was done to the lip and the front bumper was creased from this method.
So I would suggest you change out your torx screws on your lip to Phillips and carry a small screwdriver so you can remove your lip before you have it loaded on a flatbed......
I did find two new lip's on ebay for 160.00 dollars and will have three painted for spares, I will have to wait a month before I have new film on the front bumper assy
parts damaged:
Shock assy
lower control arm
front lip
front bumper
two Dymag barrels
The barrels are held on the spokes by 7 mm allen TI bolts
very easy to remove and reinstall
8600.oo in damage.
Iam fully insured , and it is my first claim in 32 years of driving that is considered my fault.
Iam sure it would of bent any alloy wheel out of repair...
The Dymag is very strong and light, it will be a few weeks for replacement barrell's
My camera is down and I will load pic's later
Gee-Bee
#27
11-05-2008 | 12:29 PM
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I made a new post with the pics and my current wheel questions to not muddy up HRE's announcement thread.
https://www.6speedonline.com/forums/...questions.html
https://www.6speedonline.com/forums/...questions.html
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11-05-2008 | 07:27 PM
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I would agree that somethings do look better in person. But a CF wheel for 21lbs is not that big of news to me. As well as someone mentioning a curbed wheel would be quite the tragedy.
What do people expect to gain from having a lighter 21lbs 20" wheel? Unsprung weight only has so many advantages.
What do people expect to gain from having a lighter 21lbs 20" wheel? Unsprung weight only has so many advantages.
there is no free lunch. what you give up in weight (lightness) you sacrifice rigidity of the wheel. a car moves. the wheels also aren't always in a perfect circle. if the wheels aren't rigid enough to support the vehicle, then it has trouble putting rubber down onto the pavement for traction.
weight v. rigidity. i have a hard time believing given HRE's absolute lack of motorsport experience, field R&D that they spent the dough to truly get this balance right.
there is a reason why big **** multinational companies like BBS and OZ do not offer 20" 20lbs wheels. cuz ya can't unless you make some major sacrifices in durability and performance.... HRE doesn't know or care. they make pretty wheels, i love them, but would never ever get these.
plus the whole point of the rim part is to make the wheels circular shape pop... having it in CF makes it blend in with the tire which makes it look absolutely whack esp in motion.
my $.50