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Message: <blockquote data-quote="FVel" data-source="post: 3743368" data-attributes="member: 48425">Go for the lightest rims you can afford. They benefit your car's handling because a lighter rim reduces the unsprung mass on your car. Forged rims are lighter than cast but also stonger by virtue of being forged. Cast rims are heavier but also weaker and softer. When cast wheels fail, they tend to bend and distort, whereas when forge wheel fails, they tend to shatter. You shouldn't be put off by that though. All in all, a forge wheel is far superior and a better choice than cast wheels if you can afford them. What that other poster said about a forged rim like Te-37s standing up to pot-holes has an element of truth in it since they are so much stronger than cast wheels. Of course you don't purposely aim your car to potholes, since that will mess-up your suspension if you do it on a regular basis. It's just that if you happen to run a pothole hard, the likelihood that a cast rim will be bent is high. A lot of SSR rims (I'm not sure of their latest premium range) are made using their propreitory process which falls somewhere in between cast and forge. They call it 'semi-forged' or something like that. Slightly heavier, cheaper but still very desrirable high quality rims. Over the years, SSR has significantly closed the gap to the forged rims with their semi-forged rims, so the differences are nominal and very much less than what they were earlier but still competitive in terms of pricing. You won't go wrong choosing SSR or the more traditional forged wheels such as Ray's Te-37.Just shop around. There are still very nice 2nd hand forged wheels to be had if you are patient.</blockquote>

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