{"id":133,"date":"2008-02-15T10:43:03","date_gmt":"2008-02-15T15:43:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?p=133"},"modified":"2008-02-15T10:43:03","modified_gmt":"2008-02-15T15:43:03","slug":"carbon-fiber-rims","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?p=133","title":{"rendered":"Carbon Fiber Wheels"},"content":{"rendered":"

Carbon fiber is finding its way into every product car related these days. Now it seems carbon fiber is now being used in wheel production. WheelsandMore<\/a> 20″ wheels weight only 13 lbs compared to a typical 20″ alloy which could weight as much as 40lbs. These wheels don’t come cheap. WheelsandMore is charging $30K for a set. The good thing is I am sure other wheel manufacturers are working on similar designs which will help bring down the price of carbon fiber wheels.<\/p>\n

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Carbon fiber is finding its way into every product car related these days. Now it seems carbon fiber is now being used in wheel production. WheelsandMore 20″ wheels weight only 13 lbs compared to a typical 20″ alloy which could weight as much as 40lbs. These wheels don’t come cheap. 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