Eric is right - they are spun. They use the minimum amount of metal. The edges
bend easy but the rims themselves seem plenty strong.
To my knowledge these are some of the lightest steel wheels on the market.
Doug
"Linnhoff, Eric" wrote:
> Doug
> 11 pounds seems awfully light for steel wheels. My Mazda 5 ½ x 14 weigh
> about 16. How do they make lightweight steel wheels?
> Bill Schmidt cs rx7 kc reg
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> They make 'em very thin. ;^)
>
> And they're rolled or spun steel as opposes to stamped like factory wheels.
> Rolling or spinning is the method of working the flat steel into the final
> shape as opposed to just stamping it which requires thicker metal to prevent
> distortion of thin spots.
>
> See you on course.
>
> Eric Linnhoff in KC
> #69 DS #13 TLS
> eric10mm@qni.com
>
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