Originally Posted by treecitytornado:
We run splined front hubs and they are about 2.5 pounds lighter, per hub assembly, with the spindle, steering arm, bearings etc. This is in comparison to a standard weight direct mount hub, spindle, steering arm, etc.
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I would say the direct mount wheel is simply an economic market driven thing by the wheel manufactures. After you have sold all the wheels of one design you can, you design something new to sell the Racers looking for something new and trick.
The problem is they ran out of new designs.
So they went back 50 years or so and copied the old Ford "Wide 5 Wheel" design used on the 40's model Ford cars. This was the wheel set up preferred by the low budget racer in the 50's who could not afford those high price Halibrand Knock Off Wheels. Stock cars still use the "5 Wide Wheels" because it is in fact a very good concept, you don't have to pay for a wheel center for each wheel.
Honest Dad himself
