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Choosing wheels

Cast, forged, steel and replica wheels: how they are made, how they differ and which ones will suit you.

Serhii Maslov 14 articles

Everything you need to know about alloy wheels

There are three main types of alloy wheels (they differ in their properties and manufacturing technology):

In particular, when choosing alloy wheels, a motorist needs to understand what types there are, what the fundamental differences between the various types of wheel are, what tells a poor alloy wheel apart from a good one, and what to look out for when buying alloy wheels. You will find the answers to all these questions on this page.

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Cast alloy wheels are the most common today, so that is probably the place to start.

From the lead article

It is worth remembering that a car needs wheels not for looks, but first of all for safe driving, so paying tribute to fashion at the expense of quality and the car manufacturer’s requirements is, to put it mildly, irrational, and in some cases simply dangerous.

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Subsections

Articles in this sectionIn reading order.

  1. How do you choose wheels?What criteria should you follow first when choosing alloy wheels for a car?introduction, 171 words
  2. The differences between expensive and cheap wheelsEverything you can read on this site about wheels and their manufacturing technology is theory: the quality of the finished product depends very heavily on the quality of the alloy and on how…370 words
  3. Offset, width and diameter of a wheelWhy must a wheel’s width and diameter strictly match one of the tyre sizes specified by the car manufacturer?546 words
  4. How are alloy wheels madeA video that clearly shows the manufacturing process of forged and cast alloy wheels.81 words