How Cheap are Cheap Rims?

c63 AMG · Feb 20, 2016

Looking at Hostile rims which I know are cast. My question is how cheap quality wise is this brand or others in that price range in general? I know the saying you get what you pay for is true with rims. That being said I've had some good quality inexpensive cast rims in the past on cars.

I use my truck to carry around the family so safety is my #1 priority here. I won't be towing anything. I don't want to be driving down the rode and one of these suckers cracks or worse flys apart.

If Hostile is garbage are there any other sub 2k rims that's not? BMF/Sota seem popular but I like 20x12 look all black with no machine/silver.

Thanks!

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sootie · Feb 20, 2016

Make sure you don't get a two piece rim

TripleE44 · Feb 21, 2016

Sounds like someone on here got in your head calling cast wheels cheap. Sure forged wheels are stronger but unless towing over rating or jumping is on your agenda, you'll be fine. Even then they could last under those circumstances.

swinky · Feb 21, 2016

I priced out hostiles and they're pretty damn expensive for a cast wheel. I'd buy cheap cast wheels or just go ahead and buy forged. I love the look of a polished forged wheel though so buying a black forged wheel would just be kinda pointless for me.

Buy what you like though they're all strong enough. I think xd wheels crack more than others. Wasn't it the xd diesels that cracked a lot?

TripleE44 · Feb 21, 2016

Ya I think it was the xds. I remember seeing one that the lip had completely separated from the center.

c63 AMG · Feb 21, 2016

Have any of these brands been approved by JWL or the equivelent for the county they are manufactured in? JWL stamp on a wheel means it's meet certain safety requirements for wheels made in Japan.

I can look into this myself But just thought I would ask here too.

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Jason · Feb 21, 2016

I'd steer clear of cast wheels...I hit a pothole (not a huge one either), that I had been across countless times in another vehicle, and it blew the tire, and bent the lip of the rim/smashed the wheel. It was a cast OEM wheel, and we know how many vehicles are rolling around on oem wheels. I've actually had a handful of friends have the same thing happen. I've also seen a lot of forged wheels crack, and have other little structural issues.

If safety is a BIG concern, for piece of mind, I would buy the most affordable set of forged wheels I could. I'm trying to swallow the $4k price tag for a set of True Forged wheels for my '14 5.0, and I don't put ~5k miles a year on that car, but I will not put another cast wheel on it.

02bigstrokin · Feb 21, 2016

I've got 22x14 cast moto metal wheels and not had a single problem, have had 20x14 cast fuel wheels-no problems, had 20x12 cast fuel-no problems. I'm looking to get the new hostile sprockets and have no worries about them being cast.