Carbon fibre wheels please!

[glendog74]

:drool: Saw these on PGT - £5.7k + VAT - group buy anyone (Dazza)? :eeek:

[Ade]

Nice, until this happens to them...

[csl_mba]

^^ Thats why you dont let fat birds in your car Ade :hahaha::hahaha:

[alexk]

Nice, until this happens to them...

How did this happen ?

[Ade]

^^ Thats why you dont let fat birds in your car Ade :hahaha::hahaha:

:hahaha: If they don't pass the CG Lock-in-place test... they ain't gettin' in! :thumbs:

How did this happen ?

Fatigue of the alloy used.

Note that it is running Hoosiers, however, which can generate more load than Cups. But I am personally not convinced by carbon wheels especially if used on road/track/kerbs where there are bumps... carbon doesn't bend, it shatters. If I wanted ultra lightweight wheels, I'd rather get magnesium wheels which are very close in weight, but retain the impact deformation benefits of alloy. The problem with mag wheels is that you need to xray them occasionally if used on the road to check for cracks. ie, it's a PITA.

Another issue is that unlike alloy, carbon wheels don't retain heat and you will struggle to maintain tyre pressure between sessions.

[alexk]

From my experience with my bike, I have only positive things to say about the carbon wheels that I have.

http://www.cslregister.com/forum/showthread.php?t=1622

I have BST wheels (in motorbikes, Dymag are way behind BST in quality // even a look on the one and the other is convincing).
BST is the only wheel that can race Isle of Man when it's used/2nd-hand and not brand new. Any other wheel (whatever type or make) needs to be brand new.
There is absolutely no danger when driving in the road, anyhow they have TUV certifications plus they are certified similarly to aircraft components.

Dymag was never famous for the top quality products.
BST on the other hand is the cream of the crop.
I would hesitate to buy Dymag wheels for my CSL.
If BST would make car wheels, it would be a no brainer for me, as it was with my bike.

[DazBlackCSL]

[QUOTE=glendog74]:drool: Saw these on PGT - £5.7k + VAT - group buy anyone (Dazza)? :eeek:

Even I might draw the line on that !!:hahaha:

[shimmy]

:drool: Saw these on PGT - £5.7k + VAT - group buy anyone (Dazza)? :eeek:

Even I might draw the line on that !!:hahaha:

Thorney will sell you a set fo £7k

[SMD]

I had a set of these for my Evo 9 race car. Top bit of kit!

[pinkpanther008]

Im with Ade on that one Glendog, carbon fails in a drastic way by shatter/splintering and doesnt give you a chance, at least metal alloys usually deform and 'give'. Any structural engineer worth his salt will show you where the 'trendy' carbon has been used in the wrong places.

[alexk]

Hm, I don't think that metal doesn't give up.

Have a look on a new BMW wheel.
The car was intact.

[NZ_M3]

Any structural engineer worth his salt will show you where the 'trendy' carbon has been used in the wrong places.

Like in aircrafts? So they'll stop breaking up into pieces in mid air?

[pinkpanther008]

Carbon wheels in F1...

Intriguesd me so did some browsing. Interesting article about why most F1 teams dont use carbon and its relative pro's and cons?

http://www.f1technical.net/forum/viewtopic.php?p=119669&f=6&sid=70128e2f7c28ce9c3aeb803f5b9daead#p119669

[karbonkid]

Heres one I did earlier in my S3 avoiding a bleeding deer!

[glendog74]

Heres one I did earlier in my S3 avoiding a bleeding deer!

Where was the deer bleeding? Was it bad? :clown: