6061FORGED.COM How We build our wheels
08-15-2005, 10:53 PM
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6061FORGED.COM How We build our wheels
Unlike most wheel companies we build our wheels in a very complicated time consuming process. Our process costs four to five times more than conventional cast wheels.
1. We heat the aluminum to 900 Degrees
2. Then we place it (still hot) into the press
3. The aluminum press spins the aluminum at 300 RPM then presses it with 4,000 tons of pressure.
4. The wheel is then removed from the rotary forging press
5. The wheel is split-spun to form it into the "wheel" shape
6. The wheel is machined in a computer controlled CNC into the final product.
The Rotary Forging process compresses the aluminum molecules tightly, eliminating air pockets and spaces (which cause cracks). This process creates a significantly denser stronger aluminum allowing us to use less of it to build the wheel thus creating a much lighter wheel. We never melt the aluminum. We also reinforced the rear lip of the wheel to increase the strength due to increase stress caused by lowered cars.
1. We heat the aluminum to 900 Degrees
2. Then we place it (still hot) into the press
3. The aluminum press spins the aluminum at 300 RPM then presses it with 4,000 tons of pressure.
4. The wheel is then removed from the rotary forging press
5. The wheel is split-spun to form it into the "wheel" shape
6. The wheel is machined in a computer controlled CNC into the final product.
The Rotary Forging process compresses the aluminum molecules tightly, eliminating air pockets and spaces (which cause cracks). This process creates a significantly denser stronger aluminum allowing us to use less of it to build the wheel thus creating a much lighter wheel. We never melt the aluminum. We also reinforced the rear lip of the wheel to increase the strength due to increase stress caused by lowered cars.
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Re: 6061FORGED.COM How We build our wheels (vrooom)
I like the mesh wheels, but I'm looking for 15s or 16s... I learned my lesson after my first set of 17s.
08-20-2005, 11:24 PM
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Re: 6061FORGED.COM How We build our wheels (Autoforma)
im very intrested in 15's aswell....if you sent a template file, could i submit my own design???? you can have solids or surfaces and any file format (except Catia)
<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by vrooom »</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">Not to knock on your company at ALL... but you have 3 choices of wheels, and none of them will appeal to most of the pop on hondatech.</TD></TR></TABLE>
you guy's have a great idea but the selection in size isn't looking to hot.
<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by vrooom »</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">Not to knock on your company at ALL... but you have 3 choices of wheels, and none of them will appeal to most of the pop on hondatech.</TD></TR></TABLE>
you guy's have a great idea but the selection in size isn't looking to hot.
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