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Old Nov 16, 2006 | 01:11 AM
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forged rims
hi will someone tell me what year fd comes with the forged rims, and how can you tell whivh one is and isnt?
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Old Nov 16, 2006 | 01:46 AM
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The FD never came with forged wheels.
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Old Nov 16, 2006 | 02:36 AM
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i heard people talkin about it. they just came up with it?
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Old Nov 16, 2006 | 07:09 AM
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You probably heard "reinforced" rims.
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Old Nov 16, 2006 | 08:40 AM
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the late 93's 94's and 95's are reinforced if that IS what your talking about
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Well... that's not quite true... they're squeeze-cast, which is a forging-like process similar to the one SSR uses.


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The FD never came with forged wheels.
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Old Nov 16, 2006 | 08:06 PM
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Spirit R 's came with the forged rims, 2002 model the only year that they were produced.
BBS FORGED 17s
It actually says forged on the rims as well
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Okay stupid question but what does "forged" mean anyway?
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it's how they're made. instead of metal being poured into a mold, the metal is "forged" using thousands of pounds of pressure. basically, the metal is smashed so it's more dense, thus stronger.
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Old Nov 17, 2006 | 09:38 AM
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It describes the process which a wheel is manufactured -- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Forge (general overview)
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