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Originally Posted by churchx
why?: forged wheels are NOT of "never worry". AFAIK they are on average ~20-25% stronger vs cast wheels of same weight. But it's no magic bullet, and forged wheels also can be damaged (and in such case not only initial purchase cost matter, but also how much replacement wheel will cost). Even more so that often forged wheel manufacturers target customers that prioritize wheel weight, thus they more often make/sell not wheels of same weight but stronger, but rather instead of same strength but lighter.
I'd say that if one worries that much about wheel damage, just get any rally wheel. Yes heavy, but stong AF. Yes, at expense of extra weight, but they will be even stronger then most forged wheels, made with lightness in mind. Due being cast, cost will be reasonable. And there are several known manufacturers of such on both side of pond, simplifying/cheapening costs further, by making expensive overseas shipment redundant. My own choice was .. forged wheels  , that i bought for 1/4th the price of new, due them being used . But i wouldn't bet that eg. my current 6.2kg forged wheels are stronger then for example OE 9.1kg wheels, i'd rather think that they might be comparably strong. |
Use case matters. Every wheel can and has broken. It depends what you are doing with it.
Rally wheels are great for their strength, but for normal daily driving a lightweight low power vehicle, forged wheels are pretty hard to beat. Yes lightweight is the most important thing to me. So is longevity. So I used a lightweight wheel and made sure I used a tire that was lighter but also has enough of a sidewall it would absorb almost all impacts. That combo worked great for me for over a decade.