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  1. Noxx

    Can a car wheel hub made of 7075 instead of steel ?

    I won't engineer the part (except for the CAD work) as it's not my field of expertise. Why do you think the bearing will fall out under braking ? I was under the impression that under braking (and heating) the thermal expansion would exert even more pressure (preload) on the bearing. Here you...
  2. Noxx

    Can a car wheel hub made of 7075 instead of steel ?

    Thanks for the input! My car is half of a road car and half of a race car. I'm at 750kg now and trying to get to 700kg.
  3. Noxx

    Can a car wheel hub made of 7075 instead of steel ?

    I know that wheel spacers/adapters are made of aluminum, but could a wheel hub made of aluminum too ? I haven't seen ali hubs for cars, only for motorcycles. This could be a great way to reduce un-sprung weight and rotational mass. Are there any reasons not to use aluminum (like 7075-T6)...

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