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11-21-2009, 10:23 AM

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Originally Posted by 350zbiturbo

Titanium fasteners do not compensate for extra forging to be honest. They can usually knock off 2-3 pounds MAYBE a wheel, but I think these things are going to weigh a good 30+ pounds to keep them holding up.

A set of 40 steel bolts for a typical 3-piece wheel will weight 1.25 to 1.5 lbs, depending on the length. Since titanium weighs roughly 55% of steel, the weight savings per wheel will be .6 to .7 lbs, tops.

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11-21-2009, 06:07 PM

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Originally Posted by POWERHOUR

so whats the point of spending 5k on these wheels then???

Looks, appearance, being different.

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11-21-2009, 06:35 PM

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I bet they are more like $6,000+

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11-23-2009, 08:36 AM

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Originally Posted by DP88

I bet they are more like $6,000+

they are pricier than our other wheels. at the moment we're mainly focused on product product awareness and will be offering sponsored rates for promotional pictures.

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