Magnesium wheels
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Magnesium wheels
What is the % if any of aluminum and % of magnesium in the factory C5 magnesium wheels?
Can they be repaired of dings and curb rash? Can they be widened like regular aluminum wheels?
Can they be repaired of dings and curb rash? Can they be widened like regular aluminum wheels?
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does anyone fix them or a specialty shop? I use Weldcraft Wheels to widen or fix wheels but I don't think they fix magnesium wheels. How do they repair major curb rash and dings in a magnesium wheel?
Thanks for the reply.
Thanks for the reply.
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I believe they do. I like the wheel a lot, the spokes are a little wider than the thin spoke C5 wheel, but not wagon wheel wide.
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I weighed mine and found that the 17 inch magnesium wheels were 2 lbs lighter and the 18 inch wheels were 3 lbs lighter. That's a total of about 10 lbs of unsprung weight. That's not bad at all.
Now, my numbers aren't exact, since I used my bathroom scale. In addition, BOTH sets of wheels had previously been mounted and therefore had wheel weights attached. I'm not sure how much of a difference that would make, but those are the facts as I observed them.
http://forums.corvetteforum.com/show...ight=magnesium
I'm ditching my runflats in December. The combination of a lighter tire and wheel should make a notable difference in performance overall.
As far as chipping, my Corvette is a daily driver and I haven't noticed any new chips since I had these installed about 3,000 miles ago. It seems to me that the real risk of damage comes from botched installation. Just use a reputable shop to mount and balance them and you should be ok.
Now, my numbers aren't exact, since I used my bathroom scale. In addition, BOTH sets of wheels had previously been mounted and therefore had wheel weights attached. I'm not sure how much of a difference that would make, but those are the facts as I observed them.
http://forums.corvetteforum.com/show...ight=magnesium
I'm ditching my runflats in December. The combination of a lighter tire and wheel should make a notable difference in performance overall.
As far as chipping, my Corvette is a daily driver and I haven't noticed any new chips since I had these installed about 3,000 miles ago. It seems to me that the real risk of damage comes from botched installation. Just use a reputable shop to mount and balance them and you should be ok.
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