pet05

My 2006 Ram 2500 is the Big Horn Edition. Is it true that the truck has FORGED rims?

Is the forged rim a better rim than a standard factory rim or is it all just hype?

Pooter

LOL, are you serious?

You will be load limited from the tire before worrying about the wheel.

truckjunkie

That's a really nice looking truck.

ptgarcia

Forged aluminum wheels are indeed lighter and stronger than a similar cast aluminum wheel. According to my '06 brochure the Big Horn does come with 17" polished forged-aluminum wheels.

pet05

Truckjunkie -

THANKS for the compliments!

PTGarcia -

Thanks for the information. That is a nice option to have. They probably stand up to dents and abuse more than cast.

THANKS

BLACKMAGICDODGE

dont worry, i gotta friend w/ a truck w/those rims and he loads that thing down more than one can imagine and turns on crazy larry and puts her to the floor from the time he starts it to when he shuts her off and he hasnt had any problems w/his rims bending or anything and he takes her through some pretty rough hay feilds

XLR8R

Good question - most people don't realize that 2 different aluminum rims were offered on the big Rams, cast and forged... obviously forged is the better choice for durability and strength, even if you don't prefer the way they look.

06dually

Actually the 06 brochure only shows 3 styles of aluminum wheels...all forged. There are also 2 styles of steel wheels.

XLR8R

I was referring to the '05 offerings.

06dually

Gotcha. The reason I knew that I've been thinkin about buyin a another 06, this time a 2500 for my wife, and I can't really tell which of the three would be better.

XLR8R

Any forged 8-lug wheel from Dodge will perform the same... get what looks good to ya!

Hunter11

pet05, you have a PM.