How HRE Forged Wheels Are Made - The Octane Report

[@sbaset]

great video! Shows the quality and reason you all are on top!

[@billwelter4101]

Forged blanks are CNC'ed - Made In The USA, great quality! Sure they cost a bit more than some Chinese look-alike, but if you're going around a bend at 170+, don't you want a good wheel?

[@Rotard12a]

For some reason I thought this video would have something about forging...

[@ubacow7109]

Isnt a forged wheel supposed to be a stamped block? Isnt this just a billet machined wheel?

[@CaseAgainstFaith1]

I could be wrong. But, I understand that the original slug is created under very high pressure. That is what is meant by forged. And then machined out of the forged block is how it is made.

[@mxd6]

A forged billet can be and must be machined to exact specifications. There isn't a machine in existence that can stamp out these types of wheels without the use of CNC's. Other cheaper wheels are poured "cast"aluminum (without forging) and then machined to final dims. Hammering metal billets into forgings are stronger, tougher and expensive to produce. About 90% of all wheels produced are "cast" not "forged".

[@ghettoracer]

they also didn't show the forging press so i'm guessing the forged discs are purchased from some one else.

[@maximilliansmith727]

Whys his voice so full of despair?

[@zomnbvc]

i watch this video when i cant sleep..

[@taylor1212eminem]

thats awesome

[@TIMEtoRIDE900]

These aren't "forged" - they are CNC Billet machined.

[@jorieyan9987]

yeah, It seems HRE don't produce the 6061 forged billet. They just bought the billets and then CNC them.

[@logmegadeth72]

Apparently you weren't listening at 0:34.

[@markvalebcia8750]

Quick question how much a Cnc machine cost N all the rest of the equipment to make a rim i been curious and i cant find a answer,all this stuff cost.

[@WizzRacing]

+Mark Valebcia About $500,000.00 for machine and tooling dies. Then someone that can program CNC machines.

[@joshuaplummer1274]

+Claude “Reviews4U” Rains top of the line brand new yes! used depends. actually five hundred grand is on the high note! you don't need thst much machine.

[@ovidiuciuparu6421]

Where is the forging part?

[@NathanPl]

very interesting.

[@douro20]

@drummer790 What make of machines?

[@johnkor]

Not to forget first wheel in production is BBS still makes the best wheels

[@flippinferdie1]

I love almost every wheel design HRE makes, but I hear from wheel gurus on forums that they know ppl who owned HREs had their tires slip out of position at the tire bead area of the rim. Any truth to this?

[@EthansOpinion92]

this is good

[@meismtheism1527]

Ian Jimenez digging up old vid's but... local company near me is still forging upper and lower receivers from 7075 al for military m16s and civilian ar15s to the tune of over half a million of em a year on National MaxiPres machines that are close to 100 years old. a machine was never called a 'craftsman' and you don't need the latest a greatest hammer to build a house.

[@zeroswings2]

@flippinferdie1 if it's true I could believe it... there are U.S. and European rim and tire bead profile standards

[@carlosartnova01]

quanto custa para trazer uma dessas para o brazil

[@nathanwl2004]

yep, I guess they were asleep during the lectures on engineering cost analysis, particular present value analysis.

[@blake1405]

@taylor1212eminem agreed, definitely a cool vid

[@gabobo123]

whoooo gives a flying fuck HRE still makes in my opinion the one of the highest quality wheels one can get for their ride, if they can still maintain a certain level a quality and class with older machines, id say props to them

[@bustacap12]

Best wheels money can buy for your ride. I don't care what anyone says not BBS,Fikse or Kinesis.

[@phatnum17]

@scootfd3s Really? What video are you watching...mass production versus made to order? CNC machined versus cast? Lol

[@doyouwanttofuk]

yep, at my work we first bought a Toyoda was the biggest hunk of junk, after that they learnt makino all the way! last three years we have installed 21 a51's they are far superior.

[@tunedgaming007]

toyoda?

[@rod253]

lamron Gaming forge u must

[@benjaminsword9907]

It’s only a rim, the accuracy doesn’t have to be that good. There is no need to machine it to the micron.

[@BUSTRCHERRI]

doyouwanttofuk you should have bought a book on how to read and write proper English instead of the toyoda you bought.

[@Mu4dD1b15]

Can you make 20x18w and 20x14w wheels aprx: 8 inch backspace solid center needs to look like an Alcoa super single wheel with a ford 8 bolt pattern F350 Can you do this? I would need 3 of each wheel. I want a spare for each size. Drop me an e mail thanks.

[@botacarga]

isto é que sao jantes de homem :)

[@raphael2344]

poxa chik qui roda chik

[@ToolmannCNC]

Not that impressive folks, notice they don't show the milling of the centers, the speeds and feeds they show in other videos are low and slow. The tool holders are from 1970. Toyoda makes a low end machine with marginal life cycle and maintenance costs....they will see in time buying on price is a mistake. sure looks like room for improvements, to increase effiencey, and reduce costs. HREs are nice looking wheels, but if you tour some of the competitors plants they nailed it

[@szehanchua]

Seriously? The one who produced this video can't differentiate between forged wheels and machined wheels?

[@fredygump5578]

I thought this was going to be cool...but it wasn't.

[@drummer790]

@douro20 Haas CNC machines

[@drummer790]

i am learning how to work with a cnc machine but this is some heavy ****

[@drummer790]

@douro20 haas

[@TheWierdFish]

HRE have been around a while, and, this guy knows at least a little bit. Enough to point out that these guys are using cheap machines, and cheap machines are almost never as good as expensive ones. Even simpler than that is basic human psychology. The chap with the good gear is more likely to know what he's doing than the chap with the cheap tat.

[@sherman3211]

Seriously? You don't know what forged stock is? Could machine a piece of cast metal too. I think it is you who needs to differentiate. Forged steel and machining are two different things altogether.

[@walterkersting9922]

Looks like they call the slug they start with forged. No way they are as strong as steel.

[@BUSTRCHERRI]

walter kersting stronger.

[@peterclemo7752]

I wanted the forging process not the milling

[@sherman3211]

You should really go show this fledgeling company how it's done. Clearly they have NO idea what they are doing, I'm sure the youtube guru's advice would be most helpful.

[@peterclemo7752]

Zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz

[@scootfd3s]

Watch the BBS Wheels video, makes HRE look like crap hahahahha

[@RogueKing86]

Over priced rims

[@joshuaplummer1274]

why? i own nothing but hre! you get what you pay for...

[@joshuaplummer1274]

why? i own nothing but hre! you get what you pay for...

[@2JZLS]

still just all overpriced lol