To forge or not to forge. (1 Viewer)

[bigakguy]

Looking at different wheels and was wondering what opinions were on forged vs cast wheels. Is it worth the extra money? If given the option to have the same wheel forged or not forged, which would be sufficient for daily driver and light to medium trail use?

 

[Yossarian]

What, no replies in over 2 weeks? IMHO, the stock OEM cast rim on a DD 80 are more than adequate. Now, if you're doing stuff like this:

Builds - Canguro Racing's Monica

There have been a handful of mentions and a couple threads about specific races but we figure it was time to really document a bit more about the vehicle, how we came to race it, how we inherited the build, the things we have changed, how and what we prep and replace before each race, etc...

forum.ih8mud.com

Forged rims are the way to go. One of the other benefits is the generally lower weight of the forged rim, offsetting the increased weight of AT/MT's.

HTH.

 

[Banandalorian]

Looking at different wheels and was wondering what opinions were on forged vs cast wheels. Is it worth the extra money? If given the option to have the same wheel forged or not forged, which would be sufficient for daily driver and light to medium trail use?

A low pressure or flow formed cast wheel from a reputable company is perfectly fine. The main advantage of forged wheels is lower weight, but that usually comes with a significant cost increase.