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08-20-2009, 09:37 AM
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Light weight wheel 'uprights' available?
I was replacing my rotors last weekend (DBA5000s
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08-20-2009, 09:54 AM
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08-20-2009, 10:02 AM
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08-20-2009, 10:58 AM
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Hmmm, those are for S1.
Here are the links for the S2 hubs: Elise Parts - *>**>*GT Hubs S2 (Front Pair) Elise Parts - *>**>*GT Hubs S2 ( Rear Pair )
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08-20-2009, 11:02 AM
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I contacted EliseParts almost 3 years ago and asked them about these...
They replied back with: "Hi David There are no major weight saving advantages but there are several other advantages, namely, Strength, Toe link bolt in double sheer, better wishbone angulations, they are designed to accept better and wider range of front and rear calipers, they won't rust and higher camber angles are achievable. They are the best on the market by far, many race teams use them and to date I have had only positive feedback. Cheers Geary" Hope this helps!
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08-20-2009, 11:18 AM
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 According to the Sector111 site, the Ultradisc rears with a larger rotor hat than the front save 3lbs per corner!!
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08-20-2009, 04:03 PM
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LP -- "Just another astroturf, evil-mongering, radical member of the right wing M.O.B. (Mainstream Opposition to Barack)."
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08-20-2009, 04:25 PM
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08-20-2009, 07:07 PM
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Other than those Eliseparts uprights Pilbeam Racing Designs .. Innovation + Excellence = The Winning Formula do them for the S1 and I suspect also for the S2 - you'd need to contact them to confirm.
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08-29-2009, 08:29 PM
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Expect a new upright solution from Nitron as well. In fact we will have several new items to show at WCLM in Vegas....Guy from Nitron will be our guest and we will hold a Tech Seminar to discuss some new hardcore race focused bits...
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