Tarmac 58 Report post Posted February 25, 2015 Hi All Another new wheel to the wheel section is FORGESTAR These are for those wanting a more custom wheel and are made to order ALL MODELS AND FULL DETAILS ARE HERE: http://www.tarmacsportz.co.uk/forgestar.aspx Jargon: Forgestar uses much of the same technology utilized in Formula 1 and Indy Car wheel design. Forgestar wheels come with a lifetime structural guarantee to the original purchaser. Defects and craftsmanship are covered for one year for use in normal applications. These are custom wheels, they are not available off the shelf. Please contact us with details of your vehicle to discuss available offsets to suit. Standard finishes are available inBlackBronzeGoldGunmetalSilverOther custom finishes are available for additional cost. Please contact us for details. Wheels are priced individually, centre caps are included, spigot rings and wheel nuts are not included, these options are available in our store. Due to these wheels being custom made the availability can vary, usual lead time is between 5 and 8 weeks Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Lauren 2259 Report post Posted February 25, 2015 Not wishing to be a pain, but 'forgestar' infers they are forged wheels, but are they? I can't find any reference to them being forged. Just thought I'd ask, I already have forged wheels myself of course! The answer (taken from BBS website) is yes by the looks of it: "Flow Forming" is a procedure that uses 3 hydraulic rollers and tremendous pressure to "Form" the inner rim area. Through this process, 3 hydraulic rollers force the cast material to conform to the profile of the massive steel tooling. During the process, the full width of the rim is created. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Tarmac 58 Report post Posted February 25, 2015 No its just the name Lauren Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Lauren 2259 Report post Posted February 25, 2015 Oh okay, it just refers to 'flow forming' which seems to be part of the forging process. However the price (i.e. that they are reasonably cheap) gives it away I guess. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Mark-in-Stoke 488 Report post Posted February 25, 2015 inexpensive not cheap Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Deacon 1357 Report post Posted February 25, 2015 Oh okay, it just refers to 'flow forming' which seems to be part of the forging process. However the price (i.e. that they are reasonably cheap) gives it away I guess. At £335 each for 17's on the 5 spoke ones cheap wasn't what I was thinking! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Tarmac 58 Report post Posted February 25, 2015 Japan Racing are cheap These are mid range, F14F (the gold ones on the Rocket bunny are pricey). Forged wheels like Volks are pricey new, nice wheels Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Lauren 2259 Report post Posted February 25, 2015 I did say reasonably cheap in comparison to forged wheels, which is what I meant. You'd pay £550 per wheel for TE37's plus shipping etc. Why I bought mine second hand! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Mark-in-Stoke 488 Report post Posted February 25, 2015 Now these wheels make all of ours put together cheap Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
rob275 1817 Report post Posted February 25, 2015 flow forming is a type of forging these wheels use, they aren't really much lighter than any other wheel but are a lot stronger as far as I am aware. I do want a set of these, just poor atm Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Mark-in-Stoke 488 Report post Posted February 25, 2015 Automatic teller machine??? Rob Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
rob275 1817 Report post Posted February 25, 2015 a what what machine? lol Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Mark-in-Stoke 488 Report post Posted February 25, 2015 ATM Automatic Teller Machine (hole in the wall bank). Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
rob275 1817 Report post Posted February 25, 2015 Ahh got you, well its payday Friday Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Mark-in-Stoke 488 Report post Posted February 25, 2015 Do you think these posts should be deleted from Chris' thread, we've made it a bit untidy 1 rob275 reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Mark-in-Stoke 488 Report post Posted February 25, 2015 Really love the bottom two pic's Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
remal 85 Report post Posted March 15, 2015 I've started saving for these. I have been looking at Works but some of the wheels on here are lovely 1 Tarmac reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
