This is version 2.0 of the wheel cover test.
Aluminum is in place, but everything is just held on with scews for easy changes.
Even with everything sloppy, I was surprised at how little noise I hear in turns.
The final version will have the aluminum riveted on, and there will be a layer of foam behind it to absorb noise.
So far, it seems to work well.
Initially, I had two braces coming down from the hinge assembly, but to my surprise, it seems to function fine with only one brace on the and one spring.
( Will add another brace regardless, but may go with a single spring.
I took the car on a short drive around the apartment complex, and tried to make extremely wide turns ( People no doubt thinking I was drunk )
I also drove at a good speed over speedbumps.
What do you guys think would make a grinding noise once I apply brakes ? The wheels were straight at the time, and the front end was not compressing downwards, since I was only going maybe 5mph.
Also, I did not hear this same sound when going quickly over speedbumps.
Looking at the skid marks on the aluminum doesn't give me a clue.
Strange, eh ?
BTW, I think I'm going to bang up the back of the aluminum some more.
I noticed there is less surface area that makes contact with the tire that way.
I was thinking that this would also add strenth to the metal, versus a flat piece of aluminum.
Less noise too.
