Andy's One Car to do It All

2Fass240us said:

My crude, bathroom-scale method yielded 23 pounds. I'll try to get a more accurate reading.

My contact at Forgestar had them at 21 pounds; maybe the gold_blang added 2 pounds.

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Cool beans! Those are sexy wheels! Look forward to seeing them mounted!

I had my 18x11 F14's at like 21.8 or something. So you're in the ballpark at least. My 18x11 CF5's are 23.

csamsh said:

I had my 18x11 F14's at like 21.8 or something. So you're in the ballpark at least. My 18x11 CF5's are 23.

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I cant wrap my head around how the F14 with more spokes is lighter then the CF5...Bueller?

Andy, fucking love those wheels man. Dream wheels, or I should just get my F14's coated that color

Speedboosted said:

I cant wrap my head around how the F14 with more spokes is lighter then the CF5...Bueller?

Andy, fucking love those wheels man. Dream wheels, or I should just get my F14's coated that color

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Maybe they come from the factory with speed stickers on them (I hear they're worth 5hp or 5lbs)?

Speedboosted said:

I cant wrap my head around how the F14 with more spokes is lighter then the CF5...Bueller?

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The CF5 spokes are very beefy and the cross-section of the area where the spokes meet the drum are thicker as well to support the stress transmitted from the tire to the hub.

The F14 spokes having more contact points with the drum can be much thinner in comparison to support the same stress loads.

We're not talking a massive amount of weight since it only ends being a 5-6% difference between the two wheel styles in the same size.

The barrel of the F14 is significantly smaller than on the CF5. The 18" F14 will not go over a 15" caliper/rotor setup...the CF5 will.

I've got an injured lower back right now, and I picked up a double box of two 18x10 CF5s with one hand. They are stupid light.

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oldVOR said:

Speedboosted said:

I cant wrap my head around how the F14 with more spokes is lighter then the CF5...Bueller?

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The CF5 spokes are very beefy and the cross-section of the area where the spokes meet the drum are thicker as well to support the stress transmitted from the tire to the hub.

The F14 spokes having more contact points with the drum can be much thinner in comparison to support the same stress loads.

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csamsh said:

The barrel of the F14 is significantly smaller than on the CF5. The 18" F14 will not go over a 15" caliper/rotor setup...the CF5 will.

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agreed on both accounts

Speedboosted said:

Andy, fucking love those wheels man. Dream wheels, or I should just get my F14's coated that color

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Thanks! Work has been nuts lately or I would've taken them to get mounted already. So I have to be a keyboard mechanic for a little while longer.

Vorshlag built a white car with gold F14s for Jamie Beck. Either the lighting isn't great on many of those shots, the gold is a matte finish, brake dust pwned them, or something else is going on, because they look darker.

Sky Render said:

I've got an injured lower back right now ...

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Join the club. I worked on the car and a carpentry project last weekend and am scrugglin this week.

2Fass240us said:

Either the lighting isn't great on many of those shots, the gold is a matte finish, brake dust pwned them, or something else is going on, because they look darker.

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Racing pad brake dust etched the gold color on the wheels

oldVOR said:

2Fass240us said:

Either the lighting isn't great on many of those shots, the gold is a matte finish, brake dust pwned them, or something else is going on, because they look darker.

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Racing pad brake dust etched the gold color on the wheels

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Gotcha. I figured that was the case given the car's usage and my own experience dual-porpoising wheels.

I probably would've been OK as long as they remained dry, but I drove them for an extended *cough,6-months,cough* period including in the rain. Live and learn. The gold wheels I bought are intended for tha skreets only.

2Fass240us said:

...dual-porpoising wheels...

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Is this what you meant? Hahaha!!!

I'm not even sure what to do with that.

Heh heh... I love Google! Almost as much as I love those wheels!

2Fass240us said:

Thanks! Work has been nuts lately or I would've taken them to get mounted already. So I have to be a keyboard mechanic for a little while longer.

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On yet? Can't wait for pictures!!

Finally got them on the car today. I took Friday off to swap rear suspensions between the DIB and
white car and had the tires mounted. Unfortunately 3 of 4 wheels were slightly damaged while the tires
were being mounted. I'm not sure you'd even be able to tell, especially on 1 of the 3, if you didn't know
what you were looking for, but it still sucks. I also split my finger wide open Friday night and had go to
Urgent Care. All in all not a fantastic day off.

On to the pictures. I'll have more later this week after a bath.

No beuno on the wheels or finger but DAMN! Those look good!

2Fass240us said:

On to the pictures. I'll have more later this week after a bath.

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Dear lord....Yep. That does it for me. I need gold in my life

Speedboosted said:

I need gold in my life

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Just don't overgold. (NSFW for language)
overgold

Hotrodtinker said:

No beuno on the wheels or finger but DAMN! Those look good!

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thanks!

The wheels actually look darker in person. They appear to have little depth in pictures.