Charlie's ///M Project Thread

[sillieidiot]

Nice seeing you Hieu!!


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forever waiting for that picture of the roof on your wall...

[johnrando]

iono still looks like the same car to me, but modded lol

Lol. Hey, we need to install my Dynavin and my sway bars.

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[danewilson77]

Apex crack no? Like 135's?

[cakM3]

Apex crack no? Like 135's?

Good question Dane, I have heard Apex wheels do crack. So far while driving in these fantastic New England pot hole-ridden roads, I have not had that experience running on my Apex ARC8's... (knock on wood)...

[sillieidiot]

Lol. Hey, we need to install my Dynavin and my sway bars.

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i thought you installed them that one time already? i swear you texted me saying that you did lol

Apex crack no? Like 135's?

Good question Dane, I have heard Apex wheels do crack. So far while driving in these fantastic New England pot hole-ridden roads, I have not had that experience running on my Apex ARC8's... (knock on wood)...

well all wheels can crack. but the Apex aren't like known for cracking though. the CHs are more likely to crack than the ARCs though.

[az3579]

well all wheels can crack. but the Apex aren't like known for cracking though. the CHs are more likely to crack than the ARCs though.

I disagree with this statement.

I've driven my ZHP with 18" CH's and 35 profile tires through New York City numerous times the past few weeks, many times hittings bumps that hit so hard it would make an enthusiast immediately fall into a deep crying depression. The wheels are not bent; they're not cracked. In fact, they are just fine.

I would think a heavier wheel with more mass compared to a lighter non-forged wheel like the Apex, would have a better chance at surviving impacts, but that's just my line of thinking and could be entirely wrong. I'm not an engineer, but would love the input from someone who has data that would prove useful.

[sillieidiot]

I disagree with this statement.

I've driven my ZHP with 18" CH's and 35 profile tires through New York City numerous times the past few weeks, many times hittings bumps that hit so hard it would make an enthusiast immediately fall into a deep crying depression. The wheels are not bent; they're not cracked. In fact, they are just fine.

I would think a heavier wheel with more mass compared to a lighter non-forged wheel like the Apex, would have a better chance at surviving impacts, but that's just my line of thinking and could be entirely wrong. I'm not an engineer, but would love the input from someone who has data that would prove useful.

my experience has been the complete opposite of yours lol I had 2 sets of CHs and both of them cracked. the 2 rear wheels on each set. i don't have a lot of potholes around here like you guys, but we have some bumps that really hurt too. I'm guessing that's where they got cracked cause you can't avoid them really. My Apex have been fine though. i also ran them with a 35 profile.

well Apex are flow-formed which is like the second strongest wheel making process. With forged being the strongest. The CHs are low pressure casted, and they they flow-form the inner part of the rim to try to save some weight. But it's still heavy as hell lol But yeah, flow-formed has similar strength characteristics of a forged wheel at a lower cost.

in terms of breakage, usually forged = crack, and cast = bend. but since forged is so strong, the force required to make it crack, would have already bent and cracked your cast wheels.

[Pip]

I disagree with this statement.

I've driven my ZHP with 18" CH's and 35 profile tires through New York City numerous times the past few weeks, many times hittings bumps that hit so hard it would make an enthusiast immediately fall into a deep crying depression. The wheels are not bent; they're not cracked. In fact, they are just fine.

I would think a heavier wheel with more mass compared to a lighter non-forged wheel like the Apex, would have a better chance at surviving impacts, but that's just my line of thinking and could be entirely wrong. I'm not an engineer, but would love the input from someone who has data that would prove useful.

I have cried many times after visiting SF. I now stock tissues when traveling there.

[cakM3]

I have cried many times after visiting SF. I now stock tissues when traveling there.

I leave room between me and the car in front of me so I can see any pot holes to avoid....I also tend to drive much slower than I used to just because these roads are so crappy these days Price of being low....gotta go slow...

[johnrando]

Hieu, nope, not yet.

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