18" SpeedMerchants Monoblock wheel for the 2010 GT3 and GT3 RS
05-05-2010, 11:47 AM
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18" SpeedMerchants Monoblock wheel for the 2010 GT3 and GT3 RS
Here is the final rendering of the SpeedMerchants Mono block wheel for the 2010 GT3 and GT3 RS.
DPE is producing this wheel exclusively for SpeedMerchants Motorsports
Available in 18×9 and 18×12
Available for pre-order now. Call, PM or email for price. First 10 sets get special introductory pricing.
DPE is producing this wheel exclusively for SpeedMerchants Motorsports
Available in 18×9 and 18×12
Available for pre-order now. Call, PM or email for price. First 10 sets get special introductory pricing.
05-05-2010, 11:55 AM
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Here is the final rendering of the SpeedMerchants Mono block wheel for the 2010 GT3 and GT3 RS.
DPE is producing this wheel exclusively for SpeedMerchants Motorsports
Available in 18×9 and 18×12
Available for pre-order now. Call, PM or email for price. First 10 sets get special introductory pricing.
DPE is producing this wheel exclusively for SpeedMerchants Motorsports
Available in 18×9 and 18×12
Available for pre-order now. Call, PM or email for price. First 10 sets get special introductory pricing.
05-05-2010, 12:02 PM
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It's really exciting to see the centerlock aftermarket world start to pick up speed. Those look like great wheels and It's nice to see they're out the gate with 18" and not 20" 
05-05-2010, 12:02 PM
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other than 18" how are your wheels differ than that of GMG or HRE.
the style of spokes all look very similar?
the style of spokes all look very similar?
05-05-2010, 12:55 PM
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I think they're different. Certainly the HRE is unique, but I think of HRE as more of a street bling brand. It seems like the GMG and SpeedMerchant wheels are from the same OEM with different machining designs.
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05-05-2010, 11:24 PM
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i realize the dont look identical, and the dish is a big different.
but they are all radial bi-spoke, totaling 14. is that some magic number?
you dont see 5 spokes, single radial spokes and such....
i have no pref, but was wondering why.
but they are all radial bi-spoke, totaling 14. is that some magic number?
you dont see 5 spokes, single radial spokes and such....
i have no pref, but was wondering why.
05-06-2010, 05:02 AM
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https://rennlist.com/forums/7482942-post283.html
And the Champion RS-184 looks good on the car ...
http://www.championmotorsport.com/wh...oduct_id=64102
https://rennlist.com/forums/993-turb...-upgrades.html
https://rennlist.com/forums/997-foru...-backroad.html
05-06-2010, 05:03 AM
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The technology angle would suggest that any wheel has to meet some sort of engineering tests -- presumably the wheel machines used by all these similar product vendors have CAD software that does some sort of analysis to determine the strengths of the wheel. It could well be that the weight-strength of these n-spoke wheels works out a tad better than say a typical five spoke, but I think it's more likely the current five spokes look a tad dated.
05-06-2010, 06:38 AM
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It seems to me that wheel design is at the "art" end of the after-market performance industry. i don't have any idea of whether or not the "bling" end of the business is still experiencing the rampant consumerism pre-2008 crash and the ongoing global "great" recession. So the "conventional" approach when the cost of goods is high, is to restrict the idle inventory and that means producing only the most popular products. By definition, that means less innovation, less creative license. If all the wheel vendors visit all of the same industry events and have access to the same market "intelligence" then all the vendors will tend to arrive at the same product decisions. It seems that the early movers for Porsche taking GT customers into the uncharted waters of street centerlocks is a generic looking "RS Spyder" wheel. So that's the marketing angle.
The technology angle would suggest that any wheel has to meet some sort of engineering tests -- presumably the wheel machines used by all these similar product vendors have CAD software that does some sort of analysis to determine the strengths of the wheel. It could well be that the weight-strength of these n-spoke wheels works out a tad better than say a typical five spoke, but I think it's more likely the current five spokes look a tad dated.
The technology angle would suggest that any wheel has to meet some sort of engineering tests -- presumably the wheel machines used by all these similar product vendors have CAD software that does some sort of analysis to determine the strengths of the wheel. It could well be that the weight-strength of these n-spoke wheels works out a tad better than say a typical five spoke, but I think it's more likely the current five spokes look a tad dated.
No?
