The difference between forged wheels and original wheels

The Difference Between Forged Wheels And Original Wheels

The difference between the forged wheel hub and the original wheel hub is different processes and different prices. For a car, the size and style of the wheel hub are complex and simple, with different visual feelings. Wheel hubs of different manufacturing processes have a significant impact on safety, durability, lightweight, heat dissipation, and handling.

Cast wheels

The casting process is divided into gravity casting, low pressure casting and spinning casting.

The first type, gravity casting is to pour liquid alloy into a mold to cool and shape;

The second type, spinning casting, uses continuous rotation and extrusion at a specific temperature and pressure to expand the structure of the hub during continuous rolling. While ensuring the strength, it effectively reduces the thickness of the materials used, thereby obtaining a lighter weight.

The third type, low pressure casting is to use low pressure to press the liquid alloy into the casting mold. A wheel hub can be completed in a few minutes. The manufacturing process does not require manual operation. The mold cost is high and is suitable for mass production. This is also the choice of most OEMs. The product has better stability and accuracy, which is commonly known as the original wheel hub.

The original wheel hub is a standard wheel hub for a car model. It will be equipped with wheels of different styles and sizes according to different configurations. The modeling style is redundant and single, there is no personality at all, and the weight is greater and the strength is average. Some models of some luxury brands provide several original wheel choices to provide users with personalized matching. Of course, the cost is not low, and the choices are not so rich.

Forged wheels, more often appear in the field of modification and competitions, the manufacturing process is more complex, to meet different use scenarios of wheels. Using high pressure, a piece of heated alloy is pressed into a rough embryo of the wheel hub, and then processed by CNC twice. Compared with the original cast wheels, the forged wheels have higher strength, better safety, stronger plasticity, and lighter weight. The performance in heat dissipation, fuel saving, and control is also better, but the price is higher and the production cycle is longer, making it more difficult to select.

Forged wheels have higher strength and tighter structure, which can create more individual, diverse and complex shapes. Even if there is no forged wheel suitable for your vehicle on the market, if you spend the money in place, it is possible to design a wheel exclusively for your car.

Forged wheels are more durable, forged wheels are twice as strong as cast wheels, and stronger wheels can withstand stronger impacts. The toughness and fatigue resistance are better than cast wheels, and it is not prone to breakage when encountering extreme collisions, which improves driving safety.

Forged wheels of the same size are lighter, and cast wheels of the same size will weigh about 20%. Lighter wheels can make the suspension react faster, better respond to road changes, and better reduce the feeling of bumps.

The reduced quality of the wheels reduces the weight of the entire vehicle and at the same time reduces fuel consumption. The heat dissipation effect is also better than that of cast wheels, allowing you to better protect the brakes and tires and prolong their service life during intense driving or long-distance driving.

For many performance cars, forged wheels can bring better handling. On the premise of ensuring steering and normal driving, choosing a wider wheel hub can improve the sensitivity of the vehicle's acceleration, braking and cornering.

Refitting wheels is the first step for many people to get involved in refitting. Putting on a set of bright wheels can instantly improve the appearance of your car. You can start with big brands, such as BBS, OZ, ATS, RAYS, etc. When choosing, you need to pay attention to the wheel hub size, center hole diameter, pitch diameter, ET value and J value.

If you are worried that you can't handle it well, you can also choose the original factory modification. For example, Mercedes-Benz can choose AMG series, BMW can choose M series, Audi chooses RS series; Honda can find Queen Spoon and Mugen for modification.

If you are limited by budget, you can also look at domestic wheel manufacturers, such as Fengtu, AC Anchi, Yafandi and other domestic brands, which have more reasonable prices and can customize cost-effective wheels.

To sum up

Most people buy a car as a means of transportation. The original wheels are sufficient for daily use without incurring additional costs. If you are keen on intense driving or have a great passion for modification, perhaps forged wheels are more suitable for you. After all, a set of molds for casting wheels are very expensive, and the general factory will not accept your order for as long as four. Forged wheels can better meet your individual and small batch needs, but the cost is not low. Although the price is expensive, everyone should not touch the high imitation wheels or the wheels of small workshops. Everything is still based on safety.