the blue buggy in the garage in my pictures lost 90lbs 45 off each wheel with the carbon fibers. he had 16 inch steel wheels and tubes (tube alone was 12lb). The carbon fiber wheels weigh 8lb.

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this might be a stupid ? but what does the carbon fiber rim look like and where do i get them
the sound like a good item to look into dont meen to steel your styles but the sound good so far
and price thank you

i know a few guys here in ohio that run them and they are beginning to outlaw them on dirttracks due to them exploding! so i can ask around and see if someone has a set that they cant run anymore. also i will look in my photo bucket account and see if i have a pic of my carbonfiber wheels for ya man!

kevin

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well here is a pic of my rims that i have the pic isnt real great kcshelby84 nut they are kinda off black and the inner half of mine from the lugnuts to the inner part of the wheel is actually aluminum so when you look at mine they are two different colors from where the carbon joins the aluminum part. i am not sure if larrys are like this cause the guy i got mine from is a lil weird but they mounted fine and held air so thats all i care bout. so hope this helps ya!

kevin

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Plumberbill read all this about the adaptors.

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Any of you guys still have the adapters i have a freind who need them. you can pm me if you do. thanks dave

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Try Tim and Rhonda at Southern Buggys

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i could cut you people some on the water jet something like this or come up with something you like. with deans permission of corse

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make this

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give me all the measurements you can think of.ill draw it up and see what you think. i cant turn the outsides down to a half inch though. dont have a mill or lath. could make them in 2 pcs though the middle like a spacer.

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Here are dimensions taken from Madmikes post:

The VW 4 bolt /----------/ 4 on a 130.5mm (5.137") dia. bolt circle.

The VW wide 5 /----------/ 5 on a 210mm (8.267") dia. bolt circle.
This one I'm not 100% sure of, will check and verify.

The racing wide 5 /-------/ 5 on a 257.175mm (10.125") dia. bolt circle

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what size holes you want in them for studs? 1/2 studs go with a .400 hole and to bolt on the vw rotor.550 think thats enough. we can tweak this a little either way. let me know

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strength wise, i dont know which design would be best. #4 or #5 look cool to me.

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- Antonio Meloni **********

Needs to be a corection the racing wide 5 is a 5 on a 10.250" dia bolt circle
This should have been done a long time ago, got past me.

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i have more ideas in my head just dont have the program at home to do it. ill post them tommarrow. i can put flames in the empty spaces what about a adapter that has holes for the wide 5 vw and xl5 dirt track? any body put there adapter up to see if it can be done. make life easy on everyone that way.

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It can be done, But to do it you must grind part of the aluminum wheel to clear the lug nuts from the VW pattern.
If your doing only 1/2" thick 6061-T6 forget the fancy stuff. The adaptors I made are 3/4" thick at it's minumum anywhere, started off as a 12.5" od, 1.125 thick solid round.

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i can cut up to 7 inches thick. just cant turn them down as long as its flat i can do it all day long. if a person had studs in the rotors should not be a problem. lets figure this out. lets hear some more ideas

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If you would, PM me your buisness info.

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id like to have a set of the#1and the#3 how much?

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I run some made like # 4. Had them made a couple years ago. Just flat 1/2" 6061 with 9 holes poked in it, studs in the rotors, carbon fiber wheels (soon to change to aluminum). Simple, light, strong enough. Been thru alot of crap with no problems yet.

I'd like to have another pair of # 4s to put on my wife's buggy.

Larry

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