Forging Wheels
We at VRPerformance are in business to sell only the finest aftermarket performance equipment for sporting cars (okay, sorry for the little plug here at the usually non-partisan, non-commercial blog part of the website, but can you blame us?). Our quality driven philosophy means that we search out not only equipment that looks good, but also equipment that is engineered with performance and durability in mind. The process by which the equipment is made is often as important as the design, and when it comes to wheels, forging is the only way to go.
If you've checked out our wheels section you'll notice we talk extensively about forging and its advantages over other processes. You'll also notice that the three main wheel brands we recommend sell forged wheels: Fikse, Champion and Volk Racing.
The tech geeks that we are, we happened to stumble upon a great video primer on wheel manufacturing by Rays on the internet. Rays is the parent company to Volk Racing. It's a typical industry trade show style video, but interesting nonetheless. They first go through the forging process and then a little about casting. If you're at all interested in good quality wheels and wondered why all the expensive ones are forged, check this video out.