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Your logic is fundamentally flawed. Sure, I'd put my money on a ~17-20 pound aluminum wheel failing before a ~25-28 pound steel wheel. But what situation are you having aluminum wheels fail? I haven't seen any reports of that happening on the twins. Sure, in theory, you're running the aluminum wheels at a higher load, but if you're still well within the safety margin of the material, who cares? There's no benefit to swapping an aluminum wheel out with a steel wheel weighing 8-10 pounds more unless you're cracking aluminum wheels on a regular basis. It's just bad news for performance. You don't get extra credit for completely overkill solutions when it comes to vehicles where weight is bad for performance. You could pop on some big ol' train wheels and drive your BRZ on the train tracks and I bet you'd never have a flat tire or a cracked rim either, but that doesn't mean it will be faster. You could throw 400 pounds of steel bracing into your BRZ and give it a wonderfully stiff chassis, and it will be slower than mine around the track. Quote:
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wow...so you missed the part where a well engineered wheel from steel would weigh less than the aluminum counterpart because you have to allow in the design more material in an aluminum wheel because it has lower fatigue strength? I never stated any of what you ASSumed, but you obviously have little exposure to reality, lots of aluminum rim failures occur all the time. it's not a theory, and you are not going to have such an issue with the factory rims i never even suggested such a thing, no one was in here talking about oem aluminum rims...are you lost little boy? I see how you are trying to be cute and look all smart and stuff but you misunderstood everything in my post and simply look like a 13 year old child now. thanks for the laughs...this is where i'd say cheers but I don't want to be accused of encouraging underage drinking. |
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Point still stands - you'd have to be an idiot to put steelies on a BRZ. Are you going to contest that? I'd hope not, you seem smarter than that. You may be right about being able to design a steel wheel to be lighter than an aluminum one, but that's clearly not the type of steel wheel being discussed.
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e-peen sword fighting in this thread.
On topic - I came into this thread hoping (and really hoping not) to see a FRS/BRZ with Diamond Racing Wheels. I'm glad all I have seen is regular steel wheels.
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They would be fun to drift, they are always available at the junkyard..actually thats not a bad idea, i can use some to learn how to drift..lol
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Your typical steelies will not only be heavier, but flex like soggy cardboard at their limits. Ever wonder why hubcaps always fly off in those old car chase scenes? Sent from my Nexus 4 using Tapatalk 2 |
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I've handled plenty of oem wheelsets in my life, and usually I don't even need scales to know that the aluminium set are a lot heavier. Ok the alu set is usually one size up but perhaps that is a point also - oversizing. Edit: and hate to burst you bubble, but 99% of aftermarket aluminium wheels are designed for looks first, not for light weight, and although the choice in lightweight rims is better for this car, this is not because of US manufacturers or trends...
As for flex, for smooth track racing flex is bad, but good handling to me is not necessarily the same as superstiff chassis set-up, as some controlled flex actually helps on a bumpy back road, just as suspension travel is not an evil invention necessarily :p Anyhow, if you greatly dislike the idea of a steel rim, why not just NOT read instead of being all negative and spoiling a PICTURE thread... Last edited by Trettiosjuan; 06-11-2013 at 03:51 AM. |
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anyone know any steel rims that will clear STI Brembo?
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I think I understand what you're trying to say but that would be wrong. If your rim is lighter, the moment of inertia will still become lower even if relatively more mass is in tje tire. But indeed geometry comes into play also, and a smaller rim will be better than a bigger (tire and rim weight the same) because the mass of the barrel will be closer to the center... |
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i think it looks lame and cheap but apparently it's a popular look with a niche group of youngsters these days. http://www.diamondracingwheels.com/
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Brought back from the dead, steelie apocalypse.
All those FRS/BRZ look like they either got flat tires or were in a accident, thats normally what you see in Junkyards....because its junk!!!
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I'd love to see the twins on some deep dish steelies
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Hmm. Revived? Really? Only found one nice picture here yet - no pride with steelies apparently.
That's ok, just seems I am that weirdo here with priorities like this: 1. Function 2. Cost 3. Looks (I cared enough to start a picture thread, no luck) Instead of this (my observation only of the wheel section): 1. Looks stance 2. Looks bling 3. Looks functional 4. Cost 5. Function LOL |
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