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949 Racing 07-28-2021 05:42 PM

949 Racing wheel survey - New designs!
 
Check out the new designs and share your feedback.

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

turbofan 07-28-2021 06:51 PM

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

Vracer111 07-29-2021 12:47 AM

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...

https://photos.smugmug.com/photos/i-.../i-pDmfh6W.jpg

949 Racing 08-28-2021 12:26 AM

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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 08-28-2021 12:37 AM

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Originally Posted by 949 Racing (Post 3460721)
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 08-28-2021 12:59 AM

That's right, just starting discussion here :)

Yoshoobaroo 08-28-2021 09:39 AM

Damn the Sanger looks sick!

churchx 08-28-2021 10:07 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 12:53 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by churchx (Post 3460782)
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 01:33 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 02:05 PM

The Coto is looking thick!

Capt Spaulding 08-28-2021 08:58 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 09:01 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by soundman98 (Post 3460834)
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 08-29-2021 12:42 AM

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Originally Posted by Capt Spaulding (Post 3460918)
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...


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