my main thing is for racing...three piece or two piece design out of magnesium FTW

 

id just love to see sum better choices in the 18in rim area with a big lip theres plenty of places selling rims out there and theyre gorgeous but have absolutely no lip... i was lookin at c5 z06 which has a small lip and the c6 has like no lip.... i would def like to see sumtin similar in the 10spoke design not a split 5 a real 10 spoke straight spokes going down to a biggg polished lip ... something similar to the mach V but more edgy less flow just angles ... sorta like the ss10 spoke design almost.... but with a lip ... im in the market for new rims right now and ive been lookin around at the choices and theres really nothing that really has that look and is big enough for a 315 or 305 im droolin at the idea of it right now

otherwise how bout just making a ten spoke wheel and each spoke being a chevy symbol or making sum spinner hubcaps

 

I like the idea of considering alternative materials. After all these years of research in metallurgy you'd think there is something out there with qualities that would make it superior to aluminum. The question would be, at what cost? If Fikse could introduce such a material they'd only enhance their image as the BEST racing wheels in the world.

BTW, the show "Future Cars" on Discovery says carbon nano-tubes will be the new super material. The question is, how many years will it be before it can be produced in sufficient quantity at a reasonable price?

 

I don't want to be rude, but people need to read the whole thread before just posting. I've addressed this subject, I think, 3 times now... You can only have as much "lip" as your car's front/backspacing allows. You'll never have more than a 2-2.5" lip on a 4th gen F body, without a narrowed rear end, or fender flares.

Does that make sense? Maybe I'm not explaining it right... I don't know..?

 

makes sense, and made sense the last 3 times you posted it


maybe you can go back to your first post in this thread, and kind of add common questions asked and then the respective answer. maybe you can save some headache!

 

geez..enough with the big lip ....

 

I don't know how to describe so I'll put a pic. Something similar to this, spokes almost swirl, but just barely. I've seen it on a Cobra and thought it looked killer.



-J

 

In my experience, most folks will read your opening post - then reply without reading all the other posts. The whole "let me read the thread so I'm not wasting his time" thought just never enters their mind.

Personally, I love your wheels for what they are - the FM5s are one of the toughest looking wheels ever made - but I would never own them unless I planned to run them on a purpose built road racecar. That being said, 99% if the people you are asking for design ideas will also never own a racecar and will not likely ever spend more than about $300/wheel - not exactly your target audience if I may say so.

Just my 2 cents.

 

My only thing is with going to a magnesium wheel, Im sure the cost will increase to 5k+ for a set of 18s.

The Classic series in 18 right now is pricey, but its "doable" with enough saving. I think if they go much higher the "average consumer" wont be able to afford them and you're going to be targeting pure race cars and while Fikse does have some of those in their stable, I think they'd rather cater to the crowd that drives their car and occasionally races it vs the opposite.

Danny, you've asked for our ideas but what're some of the ideas you guys have came up with in-house? If you dont wanna mention, I can understand being thats how bid'ness works. But it'd be cool to see what you guys have came up with so far on designs.

 

of course you can only have so much of a lip,but a 3 inch lip is better than none!

Myke

 

Well, the goal here is to see what people would like to see from Fikse... And Fikse builds race wheels, so if a race wheel isn't what you're looking for, Fikse is the wrong company to turn to.

We aren't attempting to cater to a lower end wheel crowd, not that there's anything wrong with it, we just build superior aerospace quality wheels. They'll never be $300. Having said that, I'll never be offended by somebody who wants to buy a cheaper wheel, nor will I put them down for it. I will, however, be more than happy to help them build a top of the line race wheel if they ever want one.

And there are quite a few people on here that are willing to spend the money on our wheels. As a matter of fact, I don't think I know of anyone (besides race teams) that own more sets of our wheels than Xsta Z 28

 

There are a few things in the works, but if I told you, I'd have to...

 

We are their targeted customers. The racers don't pay what we pay. They are mainly there to bring the name up so regular folks will want to buy their wheels. So profit making is from us regular folks.

 

I wouldn't discount our race teams that spend upwards of $100,000.00 a year, buying 40+ sets for all of their cars...

 

I don't know that's not what I hear.

 

Well, I don't think you'll find a more reliable source than the person who handles almost all of Fikse USA's wheel sales, my friend...

 

It might be worth it in this case

 

So about that magnesium wheel? Any chance on getting that made?

 

Something I'm looking in to, as a matter of fact... And not a bad idea

 

how about some FM5s in 15"s for drag racing to match my street FM5s?