Wheel stiffness vs weight
03-22-10 | 10:40 AM
#1
Thread Starter
needs more track time
iTrader: (16)
Joined: Mar 2006
Posts: 9,383
Likes: 608
From: Bay Area CA
Wheel stiffness vs weight
Ran into this article on the miata forum. Sharing the info here.
I had never read about wheel flex before so I found this interesting.
http://www.speedelement.com/images/h...tion_test1.jpg
http://www.speedelement.com/images/h...tion_test2.jpg
http://www.speedelement.com/images/h...tion_test3.jpg
http://www.speedelement.com/images/h...tion_test4.jpg
http://www.speedelement.com/images/h...tion_test5.jpg
I had never read about wheel flex before so I found this interesting.
http://www.speedelement.com/images/h...tion_test1.jpg
http://www.speedelement.com/images/h...tion_test2.jpg
http://www.speedelement.com/images/h...tion_test3.jpg
http://www.speedelement.com/images/h...tion_test4.jpg
http://www.speedelement.com/images/h...tion_test5.jpg
03-22-10 | 11:53 AM
#2
So the moral of the story is don't "custom lighten" your wheels.
The story makes complete sence, but it sounds like they had the wheel lightened to show this specific result. I wonder if not using "anti slip" paint was part of the lightening process
They make a good point at the end of the article that rigidity is more related to design, than construction (cast vs forged). I have bent more lightweight forged wheels than I have heavier cast wheels.
The story makes complete sence, but it sounds like they had the wheel lightened to show this specific result. I wonder if not using "anti slip" paint was part of the lightening process
They make a good point at the end of the article that rigidity is more related to design, than construction (cast vs forged). I have bent more lightweight forged wheels than I have heavier cast wheels.
