Forgestar F14 17x10, data thread
04-15-2016, 10:11 AM
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Better question is in those 14 track days how many off track excursions did these wheels have. I know the author of the Jalopnik article posted at least one example.
04-15-2016, 10:26 AM
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Originally Posted by takchi' timestamp='1460742021' post='23939264
On a more controversial note, maybe thepoi is so fast that he's putting too much stress for these wheels to handle. 
In related news--I can confirm the wheels are actually pretty tough. I was working on my Riverside this morning, and got a little too carried away staring at my exit and dropped my right front off the inside curbing. The shock was enough to shear the threads on the perch of my V3s and give me a sick mad drop (my spats were eroded by the pavement). After scrounging up a, uh, "suitable" collar from Sevens Only, I was able to drive home on it, and no vibration (an no visible bends either). These are due a new set of tires, we'll see how they balance, but they seem fine.
04-15-2016, 10:45 AM
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Originally Posted by takchi' timestamp='1460742021' post='23939264
On a more controversial note, maybe thepoi is so fast that he's putting too much stress for these wheels to handle.
04-15-2016, 11:20 AM
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04-15-2016, 01:32 PM
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Yikes, glad you walked away..
I've heard so many horror stories about Forgestar wheels from both Camaro and Corvette forums makes you wonder if the F14 actually stands for f..k it after 14 events :/
contrary to popular belief expensive wheels ( such as Volks and others ) also fail every once in a while but always the cheaper wheels get the bad reputation possibly because..well.. they're cheap
I've heard so many horror stories about Forgestar wheels from both Camaro and Corvette forums makes you wonder if the F14 actually stands for f..k it after 14 events :/
contrary to popular belief expensive wheels ( such as Volks and others ) also fail every once in a while but always the cheaper wheels get the bad reputation possibly because..well.. they're cheap
04-15-2016, 03:32 PM
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I dropped them off this morning, the guy I was talking to though (Vincent) wasn't in the building unfortunately, so I'm not certain what their plan is for analysis or the ETA. I'll shoot him an email and find out.
After this weekend I'll update the first post with all the relevant data, but going through my service record, here's what I have:
1. BW 13CW, off at Bus Stop, debeaded rear left (tank slapper, slid off track surface to the left)
2. BW 13CCW, overshot Bus Stop (dropped left wheels off the curbing), underbody scraped on the edge of the curbing
3. BW 13CCW, missed braking point on Sweeper, straight 4 off
4. BW 13CW, dropped right front into curbing on inside of Riverside (this broke the spring perch due to coil bind. This means I did not have bump stop engagement on the front shocks the entire time I had the Buddy Club ball joints installed, which happened prior to mounting the F14s. After this incident I added a spacer to fix this issue.)
5. WSIR, missed braking point turn 9, 4 off
I thoroughly inspected the right front after incident #4 as I was sure I had bent or cracked it, and didn't see anything alarming. Curiously, as of this morning, this is the best condition wheel by far, having only very small cracks near the hub on only a few spokes. I most likely didn't inspect the other wheels thoroughly, or at least didn't record it if I had.
As mentioned earlier, I inspected the exterior of the spokes prior to WSIR (where incident 5 occurred), but did not dismount and inspect. The backsides of the spokes may or may not have been cracked prior to that track day. Wish I knew!
I'm at least 5 seconds too slow for that to be the case 
1. BW 13CW, off at Bus Stop, debeaded rear left (tank slapper, slid off track surface to the left)
2. BW 13CCW, overshot Bus Stop (dropped left wheels off the curbing), underbody scraped on the edge of the curbing
3. BW 13CCW, missed braking point on Sweeper, straight 4 off
4. BW 13CW, dropped right front into curbing on inside of Riverside (this broke the spring perch due to coil bind. This means I did not have bump stop engagement on the front shocks the entire time I had the Buddy Club ball joints installed, which happened prior to mounting the F14s. After this incident I added a spacer to fix this issue.)
5. WSIR, missed braking point turn 9, 4 off
I thoroughly inspected the right front after incident #4 as I was sure I had bent or cracked it, and didn't see anything alarming. Curiously, as of this morning, this is the best condition wheel by far, having only very small cracks near the hub on only a few spokes. I most likely didn't inspect the other wheels thoroughly, or at least didn't record it if I had.
As mentioned earlier, I inspected the exterior of the spokes prior to WSIR (where incident 5 occurred), but did not dismount and inspect. The backsides of the spokes may or may not have been cracked prior to that track day. Wish I knew!
04-15-2016, 08:09 PM
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Here's mine, with a ruler at the thinnest section:
Attachment 171285
Can someone with recently purchased F14 take this same measurement I did?
04-15-2016, 08:25 PM
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Mine are on order, expect to get them in two weeks, if someone hasn't measured theirs by then I'll do it.
04-16-2016, 03:36 PM
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Okay guys. Joel asked me to update S2ki. I have wheels from three sets of Forgestars:
First is a 17x10 +55 flat black one that I purchased used from bobby.is.rad in August 2015. I don't know when it was made, but it has the thicker 15/16" or 23.8 mm spoke.
Second is a set of 17x10 +55 gold ordered on 9/30/2015 from Modbargains. They showed up on 11/18/2015. They have the thinner 3/4" or 19 mm spoke.
Third is a set of 17x10 +55 gunmetal ordered on 9/30/2015 from Modbargains. They showed up on 11/30/2015. They have the thicker 15/16" or 23.8mm spoke.
I can get pics up if anyone needs them. I am not sure why the gold set has a thinner spoke.
First is a 17x10 +55 flat black one that I purchased used from bobby.is.rad in August 2015. I don't know when it was made, but it has the thicker 15/16" or 23.8 mm spoke.
Second is a set of 17x10 +55 gold ordered on 9/30/2015 from Modbargains. They showed up on 11/18/2015. They have the thinner 3/4" or 19 mm spoke.
Third is a set of 17x10 +55 gunmetal ordered on 9/30/2015 from Modbargains. They showed up on 11/30/2015. They have the thicker 15/16" or 23.8mm spoke.
I can get pics up if anyone needs them. I am not sure why the gold set has a thinner spoke.