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![]() ![]() Drives: 09 Yaris hatch, 09 Z51 'Vette Join Date: Oct 2008
Location: RI
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Period. That's because the barrel sections and the spoke sections are much thinner than what would be considered appropriate for STREET use. Race tracks are SMOOTH, so thinner walls (which means lighter weight) are OK there. Those Centerlines are thick-walled, FORGED 6061-T6 wheels. They are MUCH stronger than any thin walled, cast wheel. 6061-T6's mechanical properties (e.g. yield strength) blow away the properties of cast aluminums. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/6061_aluminum Compare those propertied to A356 aluminum, which is the most common aluminum used in cast wheels: http://www.mse.mtu.edu/classes/my413...inum/a356.html |
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