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Originally Posted by Ahbengdriver
I was told Neez and schmiden could have been forged at the same plant. Dont know about dymag but think Schmeiden a tad lighter than neez. Lightest of all I think is the mighty HRE C-series?
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Urban legend? Purportedly, Neez, Schmeiden, Champion Motorsports, HRE, RAC, I heard all the same 8000 ton forge in Japan. The only other manufacturer with such a forge is BBS.
This kind of forge makes possible to spread forge 6061 aluminium and form an entire wheel from a single billet of aluminium.
Given the same forge, the weight is a function of design and customer limitations only.
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