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07-28-2021, 04:42 PM | #1 |
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949 Racing wheel survey - New designs!
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07-28-2021, 05:51 PM | #2 |
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Really excited about this. Hope you all will share your feedback, can't wait to get more wheels out to market.
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07-28-2021, 11:47 PM | #3 |
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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...
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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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the survey link doesn't work anymore
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08-27-2021, 11:59 PM | #6 |
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That's right, just starting discussion here
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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. |
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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.
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08-28-2021, 12:33 PM | #10 |
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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.
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08-28-2021, 01:05 PM | #11 |
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The Coto is looking thick!
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08-28-2021, 07:58 PM | #12 |
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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 ...
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08-28-2021, 08:01 PM | #13 |
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You have amazing vision. Once the car is rolling, trying to count spokes and lug nuts makes me really dizzy.
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08-28-2021, 11:42 PM | #14 |
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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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