Carbon Fiber wheel article by Billy Johnson

[BtwoG]

Really cool article by Billy Johnson. I hadnt thought wheels flexed very much until I read this.

https://motoiq.com/tested-carbon-revolution-carbon-fiber-wheels/

 

[GTMD]

What a fantastic article. Thanks for sharing it. Now I want carbon wheels on everything I drive!

 

[Indy GT]

Well written article by Billy. The example pictures were especially helpful in visualizing the concepts being introduced.
The stiffness topic and camber compliance was quite interesting and educational.
Not quite sure of the units AuroraSports chooses to use for stiffness (GPa) but that is a topic best discussed over a beer.:biggrin

 

[ChipBeck]

Wow that was eye opening.

Chip

 

[JWZ]

Well written! Very informative! Thanks for sharing!

 

[PL510*Jeff]

Very good article with lots of thought provoking information. Learned a lot from it.

 

[stuntman]

interesting

 

[D06GT19GT]

Love that site!

 

[PashaGT]

Great article thanks for sharing!

 

[BillyJRacing]

I'm late to the party but thanks for posting the link!

Since the article came out, Carbon Revolution announced they are increasing production 15X:

https://www.motorauthority.com/news...to-supply-150000-carbon-fiber-wheels-annually


If you don't have the time to read but you have time to listen, check out The Exotic Car Hour podcast where I discuss the technical aspects from the MotoIQ article on the importance stiffness plays on ALL wheels, clarify some misconceptions of carbon fiber, and talk about my involvement helping to develop some of Ford's greatest cars like the Ford GT and the GT350/R Mustang:

https://anchor.fm/The_exotic_car_hour


-Billy

 

[Ed Sims]

Very cool Billy!

Ed