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Are the sasquatch wheels actually forged?

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Ford dropped "forged" from the sasquatch wheel description months ago but I noticed it's still mentioned in the code that the server spits out when snooping out the tracker page. Has anybody had the good fortune to look inside a production wheel to see if they look cast or forged and are they still made at Dicastal in China like the early ones?

{"attributes":{"werscode":"AACT5","BP2_PartDetails_Special_Package":"Includes:\n\n• 17\" Black High Gloss-Painted Forged Aluminum, Beadlock Capable Wheels\n• 4.7 Final Drive Ration with Electronic-locking Front and Rear Axle\n• High Clearance Suspension\n• High Clearance Fender Flares\n• LT315/70R17 BSW Mud-Terrain (M/T) Tires (35\")","BP2_PartDescriptions_Exterior_Packages":"Sasquatch™ Package","BP2_PartDescriptions_Special_Package":"Sasquatch™ Package","BP2_Pages_Exterior_Packages_Parts":"display","bp2PartImage":"2021_Ford_Bronco_J1/BP2/PARTPKG/PARTPKG_130E80EB-75A3-AAFD-0F70-A7510F70A751.jpg","description":"Sasquatch™ Package","isVisible":"true","BP2_PartDetails_Exterior_Packages":"Includes:\n\n• 17\" Black High Gloss-Painted Aluminum, with Warm Alloy Beauty Ring, Beadlock Capable Wheels\n• 4.7 Final Drive Ratio with Electronic-locking Front and Rear Axle\n• High Clearance Suspension\n• High Clearance Fender Flares\n• LT315/70R17 BSW Mud-Terrain (M/T) Tires (35\")"}}
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I am also very intrigued by this. I was thinking of fighting some of the additional weight of better tires by going with forged wheels, but if SAS wheels are actually forged it probably won’t help very much.
 

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I am also very intrigued by this. I was thinking of fighting some of the additional weight of better tires by going with forged wheels, but if SAS wheels are actually forged it probably won’t help very much.
I will do some digging on the Raptor site. There is a list of forged wheels and their weights. I went from the factory 17x8.5 at 36lbs to aftermarket 17x9.5 at 22lbs. It does make a difference.
 

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Any update on this? Had considered upgrading to new wheels from Sasquatch for a different look, but don't want to ditch forged wheels for cast. If the sasquatch wheels are actually cast, I wouldn't feel bad upgrading.
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