Wheel Options

[Swiss_Toni]

Does anyone know what other option there are for road wheels, other than from the factory?

[alfasteve]

maybe an idea

[alfasteve]

[MarkWebb]

pretty pricey I guess? Other colours? WHo makes them?

[Moogle]

I'm guessing they are just carbon fiber 'covered' wheels rather than actually being full carbon...

[Swiss_Toni]

I like them! Though as a track car they would get trashed quite quickly on mine.

[alfasteve]

They are full carbon fibre units and are priced accordingly but a beauty to watch
they are very light at 28 LBS

[MarkWebb]

OK so who makes them?

[Moogle]

alfasteve said:

They are full carbon fibre units and are priced accordingly but a beauty to watch
they are very light at 28 LBS

They don't look like carbon on the outside of the barrels but I guess that could be some sort of other layer.

28lbs for a wheel is not light.

[macgtech]

We have Braid wheels on our car - numerous designs available in centrelock and 'normal' 5 stud. No complaints at all.

[alfasteve]

Moogle said:

They don't look like carbon on the outside of the barrels but I guess that could be some sort of other layer.

28lbs for a wheel is not light.

28 LBS is light if the wheel we are talking about is 20 inch X 13

[alfasteve]

MarkWebb said:

OK so who makes them?

they are custom order carbon wheels
I am considering using them for my build

[Moogle]

alfasteve said:

they are custom order carbon wheels
I am considering using them for my build

Yes but custom order from who?

[GTRCLIVE]

http://www.braid.es/wheels/

[Moogle]

GTRCLIVE said:

http://www.braid.es/wheels/

Doesn't seem to be any information about any kind of carbon fiber wheel?

Maybe I'm missing something.

[harry b]

Ok Alfasteve, I live approximately 10 miles from you, let me see them, I don't quite believe these are carbon wheels. Looks more like the DTM type rims in carbonwrap if I look closely, But I will eat my words if I see them in real.
An full carbon wheel won't be light unless it is made with prepreg carbonfibre and vacuumpulled during the bake.

[JoulesCanAm]

Agreed 28 lbs is not light, the factory stock OZ Racing rears (18x13) are 27.5 lbs.

For options there are Forgeline (Jeff Schwartz was selling offsets for Ultima applications) or Kodiak/Fikse will supply to your required offsets.

Julian

[02PRUV]

JoulesCanAm said:

Agreed 28 lbs is not light, the factory stock OZ Racing rears (18x13) are 27.5 lbs.

For options there are Forgeline (Jeff Schwartz was selling offsets for Ultima applications) or Kodiak/Fikse will supply to your required offsets.

Julian

What are the Ultima Offsets?

[alfasteve]

harry b said:

Ok Alfasteve, I live approximately 10 miles from you, let me see them, I don't quite believe these are carbon wheels. Looks more like the DTM type rims in carbonwrap if I look closely, But I will eat my words if I see them in real.
An full carbon wheel won't be light unless it is made with prepreg carbonfibre and vacuumpulled during the bake.

Hi Harry
These wheels are custom order wheels havent got them but I would use them for my build
see the link where I saw them dont be shocked they dont come cheap

http://www.customwheelsforless.com/CARBON_FIBER.ht...

[hedgefinder]

i think the hint there is "carbon fibre overlay.."