A method of manufacturing a composite component (161) having an outer shell (165), an inner hub (167), and a plurality of struts (158) connecting the outer shell (165) and the inner hub (167). An initial outer shell hoop preform (302a) includes a plurality of bifurcated strut portions (306, 334, 336, 346, 348, 350, 352, 364, 366, 376, 378, 380, 382) on an exterior side (504) of the initial outer shell hoop preform (302a). The initial outer shell hoop preform (302a) is turned inside-out to form a woven outer shell hoop preform (302b) so that the bifurcated strut portions (306, 334, 336, 346, 348, 350, 352, 364, 366, 376, 378, 380, 382) are arranged on the interior side (504') of the woven outer shell hoop preform (302b) to extend inward. The woven outer shell hoop preform (302b) is installed on a mold tooling structure (508), along with an inner hub preform (304), and the bifurcated strut portions (306, 334, 336, 346, 348, 350, 352, 364, 366, 376, 378, 380, 382) are connected to inner hub pi-joint members (309, 390, 392, 394, 396, 398, 400, 402, 404, 406, 408, 410, 412, 414) of the inner hub preform (304). A matrix material is injected into the mold tooling structure (508) and a curing process is applied to the mold tooling structure (508) to obtain the composite component (161).