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Is our enkei wheels forged . What's the Weight?

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Old Jan 17, 2003 | 09:06 AM
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Is our enkei wheels forged . What's the Weight?

Anybody? Motor trend said it was forged. We have alloy wheels. or forged aluminum?

Weight would be helpful too.
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Old Jan 18, 2003 | 02:19 PM
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I found out it's not forged. How much does the evo VII wheels weighs?

8 wheels are about 3lbs lighter
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Old Jan 18, 2003 | 03:25 PM
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EVO8 uses a new alloy wheel techinque which is a first for any production vehicle. The outer wheel rim is casted alluminum and inner spokes are spun alluminum.. The combination of the cast + Spinning method alloys the wheel to be both high-strength and weightlight.
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Old Jan 18, 2003 | 03:48 PM
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I guess that's good enough for winter use . I hope the offset is +38 or +46 so I can purchase a set of forged TE37 b/c mags are to expensive.
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Old Jan 18, 2003 | 03:50 PM
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I don't have the spec in front of me, but I recall the offset being 38
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Old Jan 18, 2003 | 04:03 PM
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Thanks, that's great. I guess i'm one of a few whom take wheel seriously .

I'm really **** about wheel not balancing after wear and tear. I'm glad to hear they are great alloys. I also like the white forged enkei, let us know if Mitsubishi decide to import them through ralliarts.
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