Carbon Fiber wheels

[Bryan Savage]

Interesting that you mention Dymag, because I think that's who OEMs the CF barrels for Forgeline. I saw some early Forgeline CF wheels that still had Dymag stampings on the barrels. I wonder who Ford is using. Would be nice to have some more supplier diversity.

Emergent was purchased by an unnamed OEM supplier, and would no longer exclusively work with Forgeline for their Carbon+Forged wheels, so the partnership has been broken.

As of SEMA, Forgeline was working on a partnership with Dymag for the same series of wheels. Dymag's carbon weave was completely different than Emergent's, so the wheels will have a different look. Dymag was also not yet able to make the widths that Emergent could, so there is currently no CF wheel made for the Viper (unless you want some much-narrower ones). I saw a Dymag barrel at Brixton Forged's display, and I believe HRE's 3D-printed titanium+carbon wheel also used a Dymag barrel. Not sure if Forgeline is going to be able to lock up an exclusive partnership. Their website shows Dymag barrels on their four styles of wheels now. https://forgeline.com/series/carbon-...series-wheels/

As another side note... I've learned that CF wheels for track applications have a grey-colored coating on the inside of the barrel for heat resistance. That's how these OEs are doing it, I think. Forgeline does not do this.

[ek1]

When these CF wheels do come out in Viper sizes, they better be TUV certified or I'm not touching them with a 10ft pole.

[Bryan Savage]

When these CF wheels do come out in Viper sizes, they better be TUV certified or I'm not touching them with a 10ft pole.

Not likely ever going to happen. The quantities made can't possibly justify the cost of that kind of certification. I wouldn't think any of Forgeline's wheels were TUV certified, except maybe the OE wheels for the SSG 003, and even then, I don't know. I think that's the only car with Forgelines from the factory. There's just too many potential options to test them all. There's going to be very few aftermarket wheels that have TUV certs.

[99RT10]

I might sell my set of CF wheels, with tires. Not cheap though. Still on the fence

[Bryan Savage]

I might sell my set of CF wheels, with tires. Not cheap though. Still on the fence

Pics? What you got?

[MacManInfi]

The lower load rating and the fact that the barrel is clearcoated carbon fiber means they won't react too well to hot brakes.

Yeah, I was just reading up on the Ford GT350R wheels since I noticed they had ugly white barrels. Turns out the white is a ceramic coating on the barrel and back of the spokes to protect the CF from brake heat.

Btw, I recently experienced the difference 15 lbs. per corner makes on the acceleration and handling of a McLaren 720S and I am blown away. Reducing weight here is no joke. I know everyone talks about unsprung weight, but honestly, I've run a lot of different wheel/tire setups in the past and never been able to measure the difference by seat of the pants. Until the McLaren. I don't know if it's just because there was such a massive difference in weight (15lbs difference seems huge) or if it's just more noticeable because the McLaren is light and has comparatively less torque than what I'm used to or what, but the car lost its edge in acceleration and turning felt sluggish. Made me want to go super lightweight on all my vehicle wheels/tires.

[Tazgolf]

To spend that much money on a lighter wheel to never see the track is absurd, but to each their own.

Forgeline doesn't recommend those wheels for track usage!

[sadil]

Does anyone remember the brand who manufactures Sidewinder 2 wheel for Dodge? What about the GTSR race car, who manufactures those?