{"id":239,"date":"2010-03-23T08:11:11","date_gmt":"2010-03-23T15:11:11","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.originalwheels.com\/blog\/?p=239"},"modified":"2016-05-11T15:55:23","modified_gmt":"2016-05-11T22:55:23","slug":"how-are-oem-steel-wheels-made","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.originalwheels.com\/blog\/how-are-oem-steel-wheels-made\/","title":{"rendered":"How are OEM Steel Rims Made?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>So we all know that there\u2019s two options when it comes to factory original rims for your car: alloy (aluminum) &amp; steel. Aluminum is obviously the most common, but what about steel? How is it made? Is there a different process? Well, yeah! But you knew that, right? I\u2019m here to clarify how it\u2019s made.<\/p>\n<p>The process has come so far from when it first started; I have no idea when that was, but let\u2019s just pretend that I do&#8230; okay? Now that we have all of this technology where we can \u201cpredict\u201d the way accidents are going to look, manufacturers can see how strong the steel wheels need to be made for each different type of car.\u00a0 There\u2019s a variety of steel rims, particularly for trucks since they are more \u201cheavy duty\u201d, but you can put them on your car, too!<\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s actually pretty simple the way it\u2019s made. There are 2 components: the center part &amp; the rim. The middle of the wheel starts out as a plain piece of steel and then placed into a machine so it can be carved out into its special design &amp; all the holes for the lugs are formed into it. After that\u2019s done, it\u2019s fitted into the actual rim &amp; sealed together to complete the wheel. And then finished the way that the customer would prefer it. Steel rims usually come as <a href=\"http:\/\/www.originalwheels.com\/toyota-wheels\/trucks.php\">Toyota Trucks Wheels<\/a> &amp; more commonly with <a href=\"http:\/\/www.originalwheels.com\/isuzu-wheels\/pup.php\">Isuzu Pup Wheels<\/a> . I mean, they <em>are<\/em> trucks after all.<\/p>\n<p>Isn\u2019t it easy?<br \/>\nMykalanne.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>So we all know that there\u2019s two options when it comes to factory original rims for your car: alloy (aluminum) &amp; steel. Aluminum is obviously the most common, but what about steel? How is it made? Is there a different process? Well, yeah! But you knew that, right? I\u2019m here to clarify how it\u2019s made. 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