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Originally Posted by Dave-ROR
MAT wheels are basically cast. And only the rim portion of the wheel is done with MAT, the rest is regular gravity cast.
Most wheels crack/break in my experience in the spokes or hub area.
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hence why MAT wheels are heavier than forged and relatively inexpensive. but dont think all flow formed wheels have gravity cast spokes. i believe BBS uses low pressure casting for the spokes in their flow formed wheels. and you end up paying for that in the end...
the main argument im making is that the monetary jump from cast to flow formed, isnt as great as flow formed to forged. but the benefits can more than make up for the extra cost. forged? imo its advantage over flow formed isnt as great to make up the huge jump in price.