hlee96

Thank you mark.

FredR

Hoi,

That combination will work fine.- that you can be sure of. 17 inch rim are nice for comfort but less options compared to 18 inch but as Mark says 17 inch rubber tends to be cheaper. Thus for a streetable car you will not find anything better than these wheels at any price I suspect.

If I did not have my fancy wheels and were looking for a set at this moment in time these wheels would have gone already.

Indeed I am surprised they are still up for grabs- I expected they would go within minutes of Mark posting them given their finish speaks for itself.

Any body happen to know if Jupiter is not be aligned with Mars correctly or something?

Rgds

Fred

Benton

Cheers, Fred.

Hoi - I posted up some tire options on the previous page. I concur with Fred that, to the best of my knowledge, the 245/45R17 and 275/40R17 will fit without rubbing or rolling with the 8.5 front wheel. That would be a very nice setup. I'd stick with the 245/45 rather than 245/40 for the front to keep the front/rear diameters closer.

hlee96

Thank you for the help in looking at tires. The BF-Goodrich A/S are the same ones I just bought for the Weissach. So, I am familiar with them.

I am going to check my options for my cars and will PM you if interested in pursuing this further.

Beautiful wheels, BTW.
-Hoi

Benton

Sir, that is exactly what you have done.

Please cite your sources and provide a more cohesive argument than this.

Finally, please start a new thread if this is indeed the discussion you would like to undertake (and I will participate in).

Benton

Price is negotiable. I would rather sell them quickly than keep this thread at the top for the Debbie Downers to feast upon.

Benton

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From eng-tips link:

"ASM Handbook Volume 2, Properties and Selection: Nonferrous Alloys and Special-Purpose Materials has the following information:

356-T6: aging at 305 to 315 °F for 2 to 5 hours
Yield stress = 185 MPa
Ultimate stress = 262 MPa
Fracture strain = 0.05

356-T7: aging at 435 to 445 °F for 7 to 9 hours
Yield stress = 165 MPa
Ultimate stress = 220 MPa
Fracture strain = 0.06


Based on these data, a 400 °F treatment for less than 1 hour shouldn't reduce the fatigue strength significantly."

Note that this is for 356 cast, but the tempers are the same for 6061 and 356.

These wheels were in an oven for 25 minute cycles (twice for the centers, once for each outer rim). Only the clear coat on the centers has a 400 degree cure temp, with the temperature of the blacks at 350 and aluminum at 375.