OEM 20 spoke "forged" rims are 1 pound heavier than OEM cast rims

[DenisC8]

A moderator on c8 corvette FB group shared that he checked the weight of base cast 5 spoke wheels and new for 2023 20 spoke "forged" wheels and that to his surprise the "forged" ones are 1 pound heavier.

I have also looked into the "forged" claim and everything points to OEM "forged" rims to being actually flow formed also know as flow forged which is a much cheaper and heavier when compared to a true forged wheel that is machined from a solid block of forged aluminum.

 

[DougHGMC8]

Interesting information. At least they should be strong enough to last a while with no bends. I hope.
I am pretty happy with the finish quality of the Q99 wheels even though they were not cheap.