Forged wheels sit at the top of the aftermarket upgrade list for performance-minded drivers, but marketing claims don’t always spell out what the underlying engineering and testing actually cover.
Forget carbon-fiber wheels. What you really want mounted to your expensive sports car or track car are forged magnesium wheels. Why is magnesium so great? I phoned the founder and engineering mind ...
Stop, Drop, And Roll, Part 2: A behind-the-scenes look at how Modulare Forged builds its show-quality three-piece wheels If you’ve ever wanted to upgrade the wheels and tires on your late-model ...
What appeared at first as a falling out of a typical business deal is shaping into a homespun battle of David and Goliath within the forged wheel industry. Forgitron LLC, a subsidiary of Automated ...
Anyone who says you can’t reinvent the wheel isn’t paying attention. Wheel technology has evolved considerably over the years, from tree trunk slices to wire spokes to modern alloys. These days, ...
Casting and forging are two different processes in the wheel-making industry. Casting involves molten aluminum, a mold, and a vacuum while forging involves a solid piece of metal called a billet, heat ...
CLEVELAND (April 12, 2007) — Alcoa Forged Specialty Wheels has started offering its “Dura-Brite” proprietary wheel surface treatment on some of its aftermarket aluminum wheels for light-duty vehicles ...
Wheels might seem like the most mindless part of your car to modify, but if you care about making whatever it is you drive any better, you've got all sorts of things to think about beyond how they ...
Which is the most expensive Civic Type R that you can buy these days? That would be the Limited Edition (yes, that’s its name), but all of them have been spoken for. Over in the United States, only ...
Forget carbon-fiber wheels. What you really want mounted to your expensive sports car or track car are forged magnesium ...