So you just bought Dymags eh?
#1
09-01-2008, 05:04 PM
So you just bought Dymags eh?
And you think you are the sh!t eh? 
Weds raises the bar a notch.
Those are less weight than dymags aren't they?
Weds raises the bar a notch.
Weds Sports, a Japanese wheel-maker, has created a full carbon fiber wheel -- rims, spokes, hub, everything -- that weighs 2.76 kg. Coming out to about 6.1 pounds, that's about half the weight of the Dymag carbon fiber wheel with a magnesium rim that you'll find on a Callaway Corvette, and just over a pound more than Dymag's all-carbon race-specific front wheel for a motorcycle.
According to a rough translation of Weds' literature, they use a dry carbon fiber process that makes the wheels strong enough for... well, we're not really sure. While the rims look absolutely ace, we can't find any other company that makes an entire wheel out of carbon fiber, and Weds apparently hasn't yet put them in production, which leads us to think that these babies were meant only for the scales at the Tokyo Auto Salon. But if you have $12,000 for a set of four, and you live in an area with no potholes and no curbs, these could be the rims for you.
According to a rough translation of Weds' literature, they use a dry carbon fiber process that makes the wheels strong enough for... well, we're not really sure. While the rims look absolutely ace, we can't find any other company that makes an entire wheel out of carbon fiber, and Weds apparently hasn't yet put them in production, which leads us to think that these babies were meant only for the scales at the Tokyo Auto Salon. But if you have $12,000 for a set of four, and you live in an area with no potholes and no curbs, these could be the rims for you.
#3
09-01-2008, 05:20 PM
Yes, they weigh much less than dymags but I believe they were created for show purposes only. Apparently, Weds will no be producing these wheels.
#10
09-09-2008, 11:19 AM
Those Weds wheels have to be only for shows and display.
To put complete trust in such a wheel will be difficult to impossible.
The do look awesome but no way for street driving or tracking.
I have the Dymags and love them. They have performed flawlessly now for 12 months. They have been taken to 165 mph.
The most impressive change noticed is in braking. The pedal effort is incredibly less.
Cheers,
Ranger
To put complete trust in such a wheel will be difficult to impossible.
The do look awesome but no way for street driving or tracking.
I have the Dymags and love them. They have performed flawlessly now for 12 months. They have been taken to 165 mph.
The most impressive change noticed is in braking. The pedal effort is incredibly less.
Cheers,
Ranger