ok I have a question... you know them STi rims why is it so heavy when on the rim it says forged? so im guessing the tires are the ones that makes the thing heavy....

 

STi rims are actually not that heavy, plus they're pretty tough. The RE070s they come with are pretty damned heavy!

 

do you know what forged means? just woundering!!! look it up, then you'll know why!!!! lol hahahaha

 

Metals are composed of crystals. The Hammering or pressing of metal bends the crystals and makes theirstrucure less stable. But the heat used in forging enables new crystals to formin place of the deformed ones. Thisprocess is called recrystallization. In most cases, the new crystals are smaller and the metal is tougher then befor. For this reason, forging is used in manufacturing many metal products that must withstand great stress.

 

^^^wat he said. forged is stronger. stronger=more dense, more dense=heavier.

 

Heavy?? work on your bicepts dude!!!.. lol just messing dude... its what they said ^

 

RE070's weigh 27lbs and have stiffer sidewalls than the Azenis 615's

 

sti rims iirc are 17 lbs. not bad i say.

 

yup theres the answer!!!! but ryan you have to look at it this way, STI's got the hp to be rolling on them.

 

yeah I know Ryan, and thats why I need more power later on hahaha now that my car feels alittle slower but hay it keeps me from doing anything stupid in the streets.....

 

thats good!!! right...

 

in away its good....

 

There are many different kinds of forging. Semi-solid forging (SSR), molten metal forging, cold forging, etc. Many metals are typically forged cold but iron and its alloys are almost always forged hot. Alloys that are amenable to precipitation hardening (such as most structural alloys of aluminium and titanium) can also be forged hot, then made strong once they achieve their final shape. The STI rims aren't heavy when compared to most rims, and they are very strong. That's not to say you can't find lighter, but you get what you pay for. Strong, light, cheap. Pick any two, all three will never happen.

San

 

It's all about compromises huh.