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Originally Posted by gramicci101
...among the forged and flow formed wheels is there really a better manufacturing technique that one should lean towards when selecting a wheel for hard usage such as racing?
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Forged. Go to the paddock of a pro race and look at what wheels are on the cars. One team told me they get years out of their forged wheels, and the cast wheels they used to run wouldn't hold up for anywhere near a full 12-14 race season. You'll see lots of BBS on race cars. Volks are there, too.
All that said, I've put over a hundred days at the track on a race car across three sets of D-Force wheels (aka Mach V Awesome) - without the slightest flaw ever appearing. For the price, the weight, and the service life for regular drivers at the track, I think those wheels are a terrific value.
When it comes to potholes and other things you encounter off the track, it wouldn't make sense to run anything you cared about where I live.