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Forged Magnesium Wheels: Built for the Last Kilogram
Forged magnesium wheels are what you order when aluminium has already given everything it has. Machined from AZ80 forged blanks — an alloy roughly a third lighter than aluminium by density — designed per vehicle, approved on your drawing, always shipped coated, inspected twice, and 100% runout tested. This page shows the entire journey in photographs, tells you honestly what magnesium costs and demands, and lets the drawing state the numbers marketing pages usually invent. MOQ 4 pcs.
- Designed & inspected in-house
- 60+ CNC at our group's plant
- ISO & IATF 16949 certified plant
- MOQ from 4 pcs
- Worldwide export
Why magnesium — the physics under the price
Every gram in a wheel is rotating mass and unsprung mass at once — the most expensive grams on the car. Magnesium attacks them at the level nothing else can: the material itself.
| Property | The honest version |
|---|---|
| Alloy | AZ80 forged magnesium — the established forged-wheel grade, and the material in our photographed blank stock below |
| Density | ≈1.80 g/cm³ vs ≈2.70 for aluminium — roughly a third lighter by material; the finished wheel's weight is on your drawing |
| Finish | Always ships coated — the polished-bare option offered on aluminium is closed for magnesium |
| Specification | Alloy and load rating fixed on the drawing you approve before cutting, engraved into the wheel |
The alloy and the load rating are engineering decisions fixed on the drawing and engraved into the wheel — paperwork you approve, not a checkbox on an order form.
The magnesium chain, photographed
A premium price deserves visible provenance. This is the actual journey your wheels take — not stock photos, our floor and our partners' work, with an inspection gate at every handover. The map of who does what is on the quality control page; here is what it looks like:
What magnesium honestly costs and demands
Magnesium tells the truth about itself — here is ours, before the quote instead of after the sale:
It costs more — that's not markup
Forged magnesium blank supply is a specialist market, and the alloy is harder to work at every station. That cost structure is exactly why magnesium sits at the top of the range: you are paying for material and care, not for a badge.
It ships coated. Always.
Bare magnesium corrodes readily, so the polished-bare option we offer on aluminium is closed here — every magnesium wheel leaves painted. The coating is the wheel's immune system; the colour and finish system logic is on finishes.
It rewards careful owners
Keep the coating intact, touch in stone chips promptly, don't leave it living in salt. Magnesium is a material for people who look after equipment — the same people it was always made for.
And the lead-time honesty: we don't print a magnesium lead time here, because forged magnesium blank sourcing is genuinely variable — we would rather commit to a real date on your quote than a generic number on a webpage. Everything else follows the standard system: drawing approved before cutting, two inspections, TÜV per order on request.
Who orders forged magnesium wheels?
Motorsport & track programs
Chasing rotating and unsprung mass where it counts most. Typically monoblock construction, engineered per car through the standard custom process — drawing first, always.
Restorers & collectors
Cars whose reference wheels were magnesium in period deserve magnesium now — made to the measurements of the car in front of you, not a catalog's memory of it.
Premium brands — the halo line
A magnesium range is how a wheel brand signals its ceiling. Under private label it carries your name, our NDA, and a supplier invisible to your market — starting at the same 4 pcs.
Forged magnesium wheels FAQ
What are forged magnesium wheels?
Wheels machined from forged magnesium blanks — AZ80 here — instead of standard 6061-T6 aluminium. Magnesium is roughly a third lighter than aluminium by density (≈1.80 vs ≈2.70 g/cm³), which is why it has always been motorsport's material for the last kilogram of rotating and unsprung mass. Designed per vehicle, approved on a drawing, inspected twice, 100% runout tested.
How much lighter is a magnesium wheel than aluminium?
The alloy is roughly a third lighter by density — that's physics. How much reaches the finished wheel depends on the design, because strength targets shape the geometry. We don't advertise a universal percentage: the honest weight figure for your wheel is engineered into the design and stated on the drawing you approve.
Why AZ80 magnesium?
AZ80 is the established forged-wheel magnesium — proven in wheel service, workable enough to machine and coat reliably, and the alloy in our photographed blank stock. It's fixed on the drawing together with the load rating, engraved into the wheel, and always ships coated.
Do magnesium wheels corrode?
Bare magnesium corrodes readily — which is exactly why ours always ship coated and the polished-bare option is closed for magnesium. Keep the coating intact, touch in chips promptly, avoid living in salt, and the wheel lives well. It's a material for owners who look after equipment.
Why do magnesium wheels cost more?
The alloy is genuinely harder to source and to work — blank supply is a specialist market, and every station demands more care. That's the material's cost structure, not a markup story, and it's why magnesium is the top of the range. Pricing is quoted per project.
Who typically orders them?
Motorsport and track programs, restorers whose cars wore magnesium in period, and premium brands adding a halo line under private label. All three get the same system: drawing approval, two inspections, 100% runout, serial traceability.
What's the MOQ and lead time?
MOQ 4 pcs — one set, mixed sizes accepted. Magnesium lead times are confirmed with the quote rather than printed here, because blank sourcing is genuinely variable and a real date beats a generic one. Worldwide on EXW, FOB or CIF, serial-tracked QC record included.
When the last kilogram matters, the drawing states it.
Send the car, the sizes, the finish and the mission — pricing and a drawing come back with the alloy, the load rating and the honest weight figure your design carries. Nothing is cut until you approve it. From 4 pcs, coated, serial-tracked, worldwide.
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