svttim
Well-Known Member
Was recently in a conversation with one of my Ford friends and I quote " Do they really think the CF wheels did not go through the same tests as all our other wheels?"Based on what I have researched so far about these Carbon R rims - it seems if that applied thermal barrier to the front rim barrels is in any way nicked, dinged, scraped, scuffed, gouged or has received any type of minor impact damage from either track or daily use - the barrier is breached and allows heat under the barrier, which causes the subsequent failures noted on this site.
If the front barrel thermal barrier on those Carbon R rims is effected adversely by extreme heat (that should withstand such heat cycle events by design specs of the rim) or has been breached by impact damage, both Ford and Carbon Revolution is ignorantly stepping back from honoring or covering under warranty, leaving the Customer with no recourse and unfair out of pocket expenses.
The cracking of the Carbon R rims (quite a few on this site alone and via the web) is also another issue where if these rims are being manufactured to spec and have been rigorously tested, installed onto a vehicle designed and meant to use the rim - these rims should not be failing by way of premature cracking just from being driven on.
IMO, CR should be asking for these damaged rims (both cracked and thermal damage) to be sent back to their facility so that they can perform the necessary inspections and tear downs to determine exact root cause of the failures. If the failures are due to manufacturing deficiencies, then Ford and CR should not only honor all warranty claims but also redesign the rim where those deficiencies are eliminated.
If the GT350R Carbon R rims are failing in such manners (cracking or thermal barrier issues) on a vehicle that was sold to the public and designed to be used as a daily driven vehicle - then this is truly a valid reason to contact the NHTSA as well, because it’s a safety concern to the driver, applicable passengers and the general public. I would recommend GT350R Owners who have experienced a Carbon rim failure to report the failure to NHTSA.
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