100% carbon fiber wheels

[officerdbag]

Originally Posted by nghiars

i can think of a few ways 12k can make my car feel "livelier" without these rims... but they do look sweet!

+1

12K in Nismo stickers would make my car turn into a space shuttle and i can rocket towards the moon at warp speeds.

[Jeff92se]

Originally Posted by CallMeDPit

Shaweeeet! Unveiled back at the Tokyo Auto Salon, but I hadn't seen these until today.

http://www.carbonfibergear.com/weds-...n-fiber-wheel/

It's interesting that from a design/engineering standpoint, a 100% CF wheel can have the exact same spoke/wheel shape as a metal one. I would have thought that material specifications would have dictated an odd looking shape to make it work.

[GreenGoblin]

^ do you think is has an aluminum insert or something where the lug nuts mate so that stress cracks do not start occuring?

[S2020]

Originally Posted by SVLRx

I've seen wheels with real carbon fiber spokes, but a WHOLE carbon fiber wheel sounds kinda dangerous to me. If i can stab through a CF hood with a knife, i dunno if i can trust the 3k lbs of my car with it plus an impact from hitting a curb etc...

I wouldn't worry about it too much... I have CF wheels on my bike for 2 years now (10,000miles) and no problem.

[stanfna]

d@mn....those are sweet!!!

[Sbeck]

If i curbed these i would cry for days and probably have to be admitted to a mental hospital. Imagine walking into a wheel repair ship and being like "Hey, could you give me an estimate on repairing this rash please?"

Oh boy that would be interesting.

[Canadian]

Screw a motor build..I'm buying these!

[dofu]

Originally Posted by SVLRx

I've seen wheels with real carbon fiber spokes, but a WHOLE carbon fiber wheel sounds kinda dangerous to me. If i can stab through a CF hood with a knife, i dunno if i can trust the 3k lbs of my car with it plus an impact from hitting a curb etc...

First off, most fiber hoods and the like technically, aren't even made correctly.

Second, most of those cf parts you guys pay $5-600 for aren't even carbon fiber... cf costs $100 a square foot no matter who you are, especially now with a shortage of the stuff. Most of the cf parts on the market today are either fiberglass with an aesthetic cf layer (there is a difference between cf for rigidity and cf for looks), or a colored fiberglass weave on top.

[Skaterbasist]

Originally Posted by Canadian

Screw a motor build..I'm buying these!

[O HELLA JDM]

to teh build a motor or a 6lbs wheel haha crazy....if i found these for liek 5 or 6 k with tires...isntead of what 10k i would maybe maybe get them???

[kernel]

Originally Posted by GreenGoblin

^ do you think is has an aluminum insert or something where the lug nuts mate so that stress cracks do not start occuring?

well then it wouldn't be 100% CF now would it?

[stpdevil]

Originally Posted by dofu

First off, most fiber hoods and the like technically, aren't even made correctly.

Second, most of those cf parts you guys pay $5-600 for aren't even carbon fiber... cf costs $100 a square foot no matter who you are, especially now with a shortage of the stuff. Most of the cf parts on the market today are either fiberglass with an aesthetic cf layer (there is a difference between cf for rigidity and cf for looks), or a colored fiberglass weave on top.

++1 I was just about to say the same thing.

[GreenGoblin]

Originally Posted by kernel843

well then it wouldn't be 100% CF now would it?

i agree with that buy I dont see how you can torque your lugs to a surface made of carbon fiber what do they machine the back side to make sure there is a 100% parallel mating surface? I dont think so

[IrockAG35]

considering the majority of my g is cf,id love to get these ..but then again thats alot of cash for some wheels

[sammy_G]

Give Me Extruded Carbon Wheels! Efff' This Overpriced Woven Crap!!