949 Racing wheel survey - New designs! - Toyota GR86, 86, FR-S and Subaru BRZ Forum & Owners Community

949 Racing · 07-28-2021, 04:42 PM

Check out the new designs and share your feedback.

https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/949Racing

turbofan · 07-28-2021, 05:51 PM

Really excited about this. Hope you all will share your feedback, can't wait to get more wheels out to market.

Vracer111 · 07-28-2021, 11:47 PM

Saw the email and took the survey... been looking for 15" wheels for my MR2 and really like the look of the 6 spoke design Sanger the best. I had 6ULs way back when on my track/autocross setup Integra...

949 Racing · 08-27-2021, 11:26 PM

We had some comments about the spoke shape because people couldn't tell how concave the designs were. So we made new renders. Take a look.

Rank the three designs

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soundman98 · 08-27-2021, 11:37 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by 949 Racing

We had some comments about the spoke shape because people couldn't tell how concave the designs were. So we made new renders. Take a look.

Rank the three designs

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the survey link doesn't work anymore

turbofan · 08-27-2021, 11:59 PM

That's right, just starting discussion here

Yoshoobaroo · 08-28-2021, 08:39 AM

Damn the Sanger looks sick!

churchx · 08-28-2021, 09:07 AM

I'm not seeing substantial differences between 6UL and Coto though .. slightly different bends here and there and that seems it.
I also prefer "looks wise" wheels of lesser spoke count, like Sanger. And they are easier to clean due more clearance between spokes. I guess, slight drawback might be a bit less evenly distributed load between reduced count of spokes, which may ask for slight extra material/weight to compensate, but looks wise it's nicer, yes.

949 Racing · 08-28-2021, 11:53 AM

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Originally Posted by churchx

I'm not seeing substantial differences between 6UL and Coto though .. slightly different bends here and there and that seems it.

Yup, they are similar but, different enough to be their own designs. 6UL has shorter, more curved spoke attached to drop center. Spoke also has slightly convex curve. Coto is much longer spoke attached to outer flange, concave curvature. The actual patterns are a bit different too, although they do look similar.

6UL looks best in lower offsets so a lip can be included. In high offsets, the lip gets to small and spokes too convex. Narrow 6UL sizes also make brake clearance a challenge. Coto provides more brake room and allows a concave shape even with high offset. Weights are about the same at the same load rating.

soundman98 · 08-28-2021, 12:33 PM

imo, spokes should follow lug count. 5 spokes for 5 lugs

6 spokes on 5 lugs irritates my ocd. 1 can be centered up, but the rest are always going to look 'off' once they're on a rolling car.

PulsarBeeerz · 08-28-2021, 01:05 PM

The Coto is looking thick!

Capt Spaulding · 08-28-2021, 07:58 PM

Like them all, but I still like the lip on the 6ul. Also the shorter, seemingly straighter spokes just "look" stronger. I understand that is unlikely, but ...

Capt Spaulding · 08-28-2021, 08:01 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by soundman98

imo, spokes should follow lug count. 5 spokes for 5 lugs

6 spokes on 5 lugs irritates my ocd. 1 can be centered up, but the rest are always going to look 'off' once they're on a rolling car.

You have amazing vision. Once the car is rolling, trying to count spokes and lug nuts makes me really dizzy.

soundman98 · 08-28-2021, 11:42 PM

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Originally Posted by Capt Spaulding

You have amazing vision. Once the car is rolling, trying to count spokes and lug nuts makes me really dizzy.

whenever the car stops, which is every 1/2 mile around me, it is not going to be stopped with the penta-star facing up, and is going to look weird...

07-28-2021, 04:42 PM	#1
949 Racing FT86Club Official Vendor Join Date: Jan 2012 Drives: Miata, GT350, FR-S Location: California, USA Posts: 413 Thanks: 23 Thanked 907 Times in 292 Posts Mentioned: 10 Post(s) Tagged: 1 Thread(s)	949 Racing wheel survey - New designs! Check out the new designs and share your feedback. https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/949Racing

07-28-2021, 05:51 PM	#2
turbofan 949Racing Support Join Date: Mar 2019 Drives: 1999 Mazda Miata Turbo Location: Lake Forest, CA Posts: 46 Thanks: 43 Thanked 43 Times in 27 Posts Mentioned: 2 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	Really excited about this. Hope you all will share your feedback, can't wait to get more wheels out to market. __________________ Ed @ 949Racing 949Racing Supermiata EMAIL US at info@949racing.com

08-27-2021, 11:26 PM	#4
949 Racing FT86Club Official Vendor Join Date: Jan 2012 Drives: Miata, GT350, FR-S Location: California, USA Posts: 413 Thanks: 23 Thanked 907 Times in 292 Posts Mentioned: 10 Post(s) Tagged: 1 Thread(s)	We had some comments about the spoke shape because people couldn't tell how concave the designs were. So we made new renders. Take a look. Rank the three designs - Attached Images __________________ 949Racing.com facebook.com/949racing instagram.com/949racing Feelings ≠ Data

08-27-2021, 11:59 PM	#6
turbofan 949Racing Support Join Date: Mar 2019 Drives: 1999 Mazda Miata Turbo Location: Lake Forest, CA Posts: 46 Thanks: 43 Thanked 43 Times in 27 Posts Mentioned: 2 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	That's right, just starting discussion here __________________ Ed @ 949Racing 949Racing Supermiata EMAIL US at info@949racing.com

08-28-2021, 12:33 PM	#10
soundman98 ProCrastinationConsultant Join Date: Sep 2013 Drives: '14 Ranger, '18 Tacoma 4Dr LB Location: chicago-ish Posts: 11,330 Thanks: 35,240 Thanked 13,673 Times in 6,781 Posts Mentioned: 98 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	imo, spokes should follow lug count. 5 spokes for 5 lugs 6 spokes on 5 lugs irritates my ocd. 1 can be centered up, but the rest are always going to look 'off' once they're on a rolling car. __________________ "The time you enjoy wasting is not wasted time"

08-28-2021, 09:07 AM	#8
churchx Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2015 Drives: 2014 GT86 Location: Latvia, Riga Posts: 4,333 Thanks: 696 Thanked 2,085 Times in 1,436 Posts Mentioned: 53 Post(s) Tagged: 1 Thread(s)	I'm not seeing substantial differences between 6UL and Coto though .. slightly different bends here and there and that seems it. I also prefer "looks wise" wheels of lesser spoke count, like Sanger. And they are easier to clean due more clearance between spokes. I guess, slight drawback might be a bit less evenly distributed load between reduced count of spokes, which may ask for slight extra material/weight to compensate, but looks wise it's nicer, yes.

08-28-2021, 01:05 PM	#11
PulsarBeeerz Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2017 Drives: JRSC BRZ SOLD Location: Ohio Posts: 934 Thanks: 676 Thanked 739 Times in 396 Posts Mentioned: 3 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	The Coto is looking thick!

08-28-2021, 07:58 PM	#12
Capt Spaulding Persona Non Grata Join Date: Nov 2015 Drives: '15 BRZ (WRB) Location: On the Border Posts: 1,882 Thanks: 2,016 Thanked 2,780 Times in 1,200 Posts Mentioned: 10 Post(s) Tagged: 1 Thread(s)	Like them all, but I still like the lip on the 6ul. Also the shorter, seemingly straighter spokes just "look" stronger. I understand that is unlikely, but ... __________________ Slow is smooth, and smooth is fast

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