Quote Originally Posted by ben916 View Post
OK, I will bite hard...

What is the difference between forged and cast?
(ducks for cover!)
Good article at below link:

http://www.tirerack.com/wheels/tech/....jsp?techid=90

Pulling a couple snippets:

The casting of wheels is the process of getting molten aluminum inside a mold to form a wheel.

Forging is the process of forcing a solid billet of aluminum between the forging dies under an extreme amount of pressure.