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  1. DaveTheWav3

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    #1 DaveTheWav3, Apr 27, 2024
    I just got some new Magnesium wheels from Litespeed Racing and even with the 10mm increase in width in the tires and the wheels being 1/2" wider, I saved 44 lbs over the factory forged aluminum wheels on my F8. Amazing. I can't wait to get them on track!


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    #2 020147, Apr 27, 2024
    They look sharp! Please update with more pics outside! :)
     
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    #3 SF1000, Apr 28, 2024
    Looks awesome
     
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    #5 05F430F1, Apr 30, 2024
    How many houses is that? 4 or 5?


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    #7 DaveTheWav3, Apr 30, 2024
    HAHA. Just the one home
     
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    #8 Regular Guy 01, May 1, 2024
    Dave,
    Not sure which I like more....
    The car or the house :D
    You, my friend, have great taste in both!! :)

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    #9 Shark01, May 1, 2024
    If they are fabricated using actual Magnesium, remember the fire hazard there.
     
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    #10 05F430F1, May 1, 2024
    Wait! What? One? Jeesh


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    #11 DaveTheWav3, May 1, 2024
    "Although pure magnesium is highly flammable, it is very difficult to ignite in mass or bulk. Additionally, no magnesium wheels are 100% magnesium, but an alloy composed with other elements/ingredients. There are a number of ways to fully minimize the likelihood of magnesium wheels’ ignition."

    https://magnesiumwheels.com/faq.html
     
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    #12 INTMD8, May 1, 2024
    Yes, none.
     
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    #14 05F430F1, Jun 23, 2024
    Ouch. What was wrong with the wheels that came on the car from Ferrari? Just didn’t like the look even though they fit perfectly?


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    #15 DaveTheWav3, Jun 23, 2024
    Nothing. I just wanted a separate set of track wheels with Cup 2 tires and street wheels with Super Sports.
     
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    Ah makes perfect sense.


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    #17 Redneck Slim, Jun 23, 2024
    Spacers?
     
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    #18 DaveTheWav3, Jun 23, 2024
    That's a solution. But these are custom wheels that I bought for my car and found out later I needed special size lug bolts for in the size specified by Patrick at Litespeed. The Titanium bolts cost $200 and with spacers I'd need longer bolts and the bolts would be different front and rear. None of that is a deal killer except i spent $13,000 for custom wheels that don't fit
     
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    #19 Redneck Slim, Jun 23, 2024
    5mm? 10mm? Would a thin spacer like 5mm require longer bolts?
     
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    What offset?
     
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    #21 DaveTheWav3, Jun 23, 2024
    Yeah, the 17mm bolts are just barely long enough
     
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    #22 Redneck Slim, Jun 23, 2024
    I'm just wondering if there is a way to make your package work without getting into a long,expensive,and frustrating legal battle with a company that won't do the right thing. The cost of spacers and new titanium bolts is trivial compared to lawsuit costs.
     
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    #23 DaveTheWav3, Jun 23, 2024
    Litespeed either does the right thing or I'll dispute it with the credit card company and they can fight it out
     
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