RevNev
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- VF II SSV Redline Ute
Ironically the brand of wheels on my Redline ute are "Forgestar" likely giving the impression that all of their wheels are forged. Although the company does a custom forged wheel, the shelf wheels I purchased are called "flow forged" which is a cast centre and spun rim. I must say for a cast/spun construction, they're not overly heavy and spin up true with minimal weight required for balancing. Compared with the popular Australian supply of Commodore wheels, the quality of the USA made Forgestar wheels are massively better. They cost me $4100 AUD landed from the USA mid 2022.Seems over the years the "forged" name has been progressively weakened to encompass cheaper manufacturing methods using varied techniques. But AIUI, spinning has never been classified as forging so not sure wny it became such? Heck wheel hub caps used to be spun and nobody ever called them "forged"..
That red VE ute excites me panhead, looks killer!I have couple of sets of forged rims, a two piece KWC set and a three piece HRE set.
If the SA guys who know me well were asked to guess who owns it, they'd name me unanimously!