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by Joske Vermeule, September 1
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I would think that wire wheels aren t a safe match with 380 HP
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My, now owned by someone else, 1967 Maserati Quatroporte has 286 hp a weight of 1750 kg with a top speed of 240 km/h. It had wire wheels as an option when new.
I suspect that, in order to be strong enough, they would be very heavy and alloy wheels would be sronger for a lighter unsprung weight.
Reducing the unsprung weight is important for keeping the rubber on the road when an uneven surface is encountered, particularly in cornering.
Peter ![[Linked Image]](http://bradley.it/public_images/drive.jpg)
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NGUNS!! Part of the Furniture
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NGUNS!! Part of the Furniture
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My, now owned by someone else, 1967 Maserati Quatroporte has 286 hp a weight of 1750 kg with a top speed of 240 km/h. It had wire wheels as an option when new.
I suspect that, in order to be strong enough, they would be very heavy and alloy wheels would be sronger for a lighter unsprung weight.
Reducing the unsprung weight is important for keeping the rubber on the road when an uneven surface is encountered, particularly in cornering. I'm a very amateur Engineer but wouldn't the higher profile tyre and more supple sidewalls facilitate this whereas today's more rigid sidewalls affect them detrimentally?? As I said, an amateur observation?
Cheers
BtG
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It is common on forums for other vehicles such as gt40/cobras to hear of wire wheels with over 400 bhp. The borrani wire wheel can handle such bhp. The wire wheels, though not modern do fit well with the period architecture of the new plus 8. I feel the factory wheel is visually to heavy for the cars finer lines.
1965 GT40
Testarossa
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Definitely Old School Learner Plates Off!
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Definitely Old School Learner Plates Off!
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Jay that looks fantastic! Now if you could only put the missing bumpers on the car I could drive it home! 
David of SW19
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