Why NOT to use slicks on stock FD rims.
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Why NOT to use slicks on stock FD rims.
They are too weak..
I went to the track a couple weeks ago on stock wheels wrapped in 245 Victoracers. I was running some very hot laps, reaching the limitations of the stock brakes.
Due to the forces that Dot-R allowed me to put on my wheels, I fractured a spoke almost all the way around. I'm really lucky the entire wheel didn't collapse in on itself.. I didn't even notice the fracture until someone pointed it out. But when I hit it with my palm, it visibly grew and met on the backside so that the spoke was completely severed in two...
I heard (second hand) a track organizer at Texas World Speedway said the stock FD rims are notorious for breaking when you put more tire on them.. Which was very true in my case..
I went to the track a couple weeks ago on stock wheels wrapped in 245 Victoracers. I was running some very hot laps, reaching the limitations of the stock brakes.
Due to the forces that Dot-R allowed me to put on my wheels, I fractured a spoke almost all the way around. I'm really lucky the entire wheel didn't collapse in on itself.. I didn't even notice the fracture until someone pointed it out. But when I hit it with my palm, it visibly grew and met on the backside so that the spoke was completely severed in two...
I heard (second hand) a track organizer at Texas World Speedway said the stock FD rims are notorious for breaking when you put more tire on them.. Which was very true in my case..
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The later wheels are a little heavier with beefier spokes. These are the reinforced ones, they come like that from the factory. I think the change came in 94.
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ive seen both broken, on street cars too
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Well they are stock 95 rims from the car. Who would want to drive on rims where there is a chance of a "bad set"?
I don't have the wheels anyore (sold for the tires) or I'd check to see if they were the reinforced type. Either way, the fracture was scary looking.
I'll never track stock FD rims again.
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someone had apparently ran into my car while it was parked. it had a dent in the side which wasnt real real bad but noticeable. later i kept hearing a strange noise when i would get on and off the gas with the windows up. My rear drivers side wheel spoke was cracked. i dont think whoever ran into me hit it very hard but it definitely cracked it.
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I have a set that are waiting to get some 245 v700s. I at least have the reinforced ones, but I have heard of both reinforced and non-reinforced cracking. I guess I just like to live dangerously.
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Well, we ARE talking about 13 year old (at the minimum) wheels. I think you can expect a certain amount of fatigue that might conspire with a small defect to crack the occasional set.
They're also 15 lb. wheels. I suspect that out of 10,000+ sets of most any 15 lb aftermarket wheel, you'll hear of a few cracking. I've certainly heard of SSR Comps doing so.
They're also 15 lb. wheels. I suspect that out of 10,000+ sets of most any 15 lb aftermarket wheel, you'll hear of a few cracking. I've certainly heard of SSR Comps doing so.
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