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I tested the original CF wheels for the manufacturer at Joliet's Autobahn and let Johnnie O, Andy Pilgrim, andJohn Hennesseedrive a few laps with them. They actually make the car feel like the engine is missing.
You wouldn't be the first one to have this happen to with that guy.....
I don’t know. BUT I am a fan of magnesium forged wheels. Ultra lightweight and all the benefits of super light rotational weight. The onkly vendors I know of are BBS Germany $20,000+ per set , Litespeed racing and certain other companies.
GM C8 carbon fiber wheels are state of the art and a serious KUDOS to Tadge and his team for “going all -in “ for carbon fiber wheels for ultimate performance. Ferrari, Ford GT , Ford GT350 and C8 Z06 are the only OEMs that went it and did it.
However, a good USA based manufacturer of ultra light forged all aluminum wheels gets the weight down comparable to magnesium. I am looking for take -off carbon fiber C8 wheels .
Thanks Joefab. I am definitely curious to know which aluminum wheel manufacturer offers wheels similar in weight to magnesium. I definitely want weight saving wheels but do not want carbon fiber.
I tested the original CF wheels for the manufacturer at Joliet's Autobahn and let Johnnie O, Andy Pilgrim, and John Hennessee drive a few laps with them. They actually make the car feel like the engine is missing. Never had any issues with them. They wanted our car at Milford's track, but I was not willing to loan them the car. https://www.corvetteforum.com/forums...-magazine.html
I tested the original CF wheels for the manufacturer at Joliet's Autobahn and let Johnnie O, Andy Pilgrim, andJohn Hennesseedrive a few laps with them. They actually make the car feel like the engine is missing.
You wouldn't be the first one to have this happen to with that guy.....
How does Magnesium compare to CF wheels in terms of durability and weight?
I think the magnesium wheels will be a few pounds heavier, maybe 3 to 4 pounds. But they are widely used in F1, Le Mans, all of the lower formulas, and many sports racers/prototypes. They are widely used because they are reliable, robust and made of the strongest structural metal. I have used them for years on my formula race cars and they are fantastic. They never fail unless you hit something hard like a wall or car, unlike some of the stories you hear about CF wheels. I have never had or heard of a magnesium wheel failing from hitting curbing no matter how hard hard on a race track (where as I have bent a steering track rod hitting the curbing). Also. I have had slightly bent magnesium wheel repaired.
If you go 19" forged aluminum, the wheels are lighter and so are the tires.
Can you get 19 inch magnesium wheels that fit the C8 or Z06? I looked at availability for the 20/21 wheels and dont see anything other than centerlock wheels for the GT2 RS/GT3 Porsches. But I was mainly looking at OZ wheels.
Can you get 19 inch magnesium wheels that fit the C8 or Z06? I looked at availability for the 20/21 wheels and dont see anything other than centerlock wheels for the GT2 RS/GT3 Porsches. But I was mainly looking at OZ wheels.
I've never looked into magnesium, but 19" magnesium would be the ultimate for a C8Z. 18" for the Z51.
I think the magnesium wheels will be a few pounds heavier, maybe 3 to 4 pounds. But they are widely used in F1, Le Mans, all of the lower formulas, and many sports racers/prototypes. They are widely used because they are reliable, robust and made of the strongest structural metal. I have used them for years on my formula race cars and they are fantastic. They never fail unless you hit something hard like a wall or car, unlike some of the stories you hear about CF wheels. I have never had or heard of a magnesium wheel failing from hitting curbing no matter how hard hard on a race track (where as I have bent a steering track rod hitting the curbing). Also. I have had slightly bent magnesium wheel repaired.
Magnesium wheels are used in all types of racing because they are allowed by the rules. CF wheels probably are not because they are not allowed by the rules. Racing is all about the rules. Think about up until a few years ago NASCAR used carbs. Do you think it was because the performed the best over fuel injection?
I'm just surprised there is not many conversions on magnesium wheels, especially when there have been bad experiences with damaged CF wheels when changing tires.
Augment Wheels out of Canada. Ordered my 2nd set of Forged Magnesium wheels from them (last one was for a TTRS). The 19x9 TT RS GA1R replicas came in around 17lbs and had higher than factory load ratings (per request). He could have made them lighter and shaved more weight. Never had a single issue with them. Ordered a similar set for my C8 Z06 two days ago. 10-12 week lead time, give them a shout and ask for Dan Pye. Their prices are unbeatable and they have a reputation in the Porsche circles. Forged 20/21 is around $7k USD shipped.
I wouldnt go near Carbon Fiber with a ten foot pole. No warranty, much more expensive, easy to damage, but they are pretty.
Figured I jump in, my name is Travis and we just joined in as a supporting vendor. One of our main motivators to join was to introduce a line up for the Corvette platforms using Magnesium forgings. We Currently in the works of adding our threads in the forum so look out for them. We are also interested in offering discounted prices for a few models that we want to start promoting, We obviously we want to get to know members and see what each person is looking for. In all honesty any design you have seen can be built in a magnesium forged construction so I’m hoping we can be of some help as well. Below is an image of our most popular and lighter model MG09 which is available in both 6061-T6 forging or Magnesium.
sorry guys don’t mean to high jack. Look out for our threads, say hello and we hope to gain your support.
Magnesium wheels are used in all types of racing because they are allowed by the rules.
CF wheels are not disallowed by F1 rules, but a CF wheel is more likely to come apart if the driver has to go over a kerb or three.
Thus, even though F1 teams can afford the costs, they use forged magnesium because of durability.
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