[DeTomaso] Wheels.

[hemipanter at hemipanter.se]

Ken
The actual loads on the wheels in dynamic situations is difficult to
establish, since it will be anywhere on a scale from zero to an impact
situation. What we can tell today is that A-arms and especially the
uppright could withstand the force needed to break the wheel.

The Forged Alloys wheels might be a good wheel, forged is about the
strongest method there is as fare as the material is concerned, but of
course the design of the spoke pattern is also a great factor. However,
both forged and CNC made do have its own limitations concerning how the
part in question could be designed, and neither of them will take full
advantage of the material used.

In any case, I think it is a great advantage to have the opportunity and
the financial resources to develop its own wheels and I dont want to miss
this. Since the geometry is so special so will the benefits of an
appropriate design to provide an advantage over a wheel which is not
specifically designed for this purpose. For example, because the rim has
an extremely possitiv offset so the wheel center must build outwards from
the car to get satisfactory stability. So it's a big difference from a
wheel intended for the average sports car.
Goran

> Goran,
>  
>     I guess I'd worry that even if I had good software (Solidworks?) to
> perform finite element analysis of solid bodies, I would struggle to
> define actual loads on the wheels in dynamic situations.  This seems like
> a specialty.  I was impressed by the representitive of Forged Alloys USA
> (http://www.forgedalloysusa.com/) at the SEAM show last year.  They might
> be worth talking to.
>  
> Ken
>
> --- On Fri, 7/9/10, hemipanter at hemipanter.se <hemipanter at hemipanter.se>
> wrote:
>
>
> From: hemipanter at hemipanter.se <hemipanter at hemipanter.se>
> Subject: [DeTomaso] Wheels.
> To: detomaso at realbig.com
> Date: Friday, July 9, 2010, 10:57 AM
>
>
> Expressed in a slightly sarcastic way, you should not have to reinvent the
> wheel, but in my case it seems literally to be what is needed. Today,
> there are a variety of wheels on the market, but it's just a lot of
> different looks with the strength and weight and other key ingredients are
> not emphasized in advertising. If all the pieces fall into place so I will
> have the resources to develop my own wheels, which also (in the middle of
> all the bad luck) is actually very interesting. I have negotiated with a
> manufacturer of motorcycle wheels and brakes here in Sweden that
> manufactured brakes for Nsacar cars in U.S., and they are willing to set
> up and produce four sets wheels (16) according to my drawings. I will keep
> the De Tomaso Forum informed of the plans progress.
> Goran
>
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