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Alloy wheels are automobile wheels which are made from aluminum or magnesium metal alloy. Alloy wheels differ from normal steel wheels, because of their lighter weight, which improves performance. Alloy wheels are also better heat conductors than steel wheels which improves heat dissipation from the brakes, which reduces the chance of brake failure in more demanding driving conditions. Alloy wheels are also considered more attractive than hubcaps. However alloy wheels are more expensive than standard wheels, and even though they are becoming more available than before, they are not standard on many cars.
A picture of an 18" alloy wheel
Aftermarket wheels
A sizeable selection of alloy wheels (sometimes improperly called "mags," a term for magnesium wheels) is available to automobile owners who want lighter, prettier, rarer, and/or larger wheels on their cars, in order to increase performance, manipulate handling and suspension, and/or signify luxury, sportiness, or wealth. These wheels have become a part of pop culture (as with "dubs").
Aftermarket brands
Many aftermarket wheel brands include Panther Wheel, American Racing Wheels, Motegi Racing Performance Wheels, Weld Racing, BBS, 5Zigen, Volk Racing and Konig. Many companies have been formed over the years (some recently) due to the increasing demand from the street racing and the rising demand for larger diameter wheels (including 30" wheels that are now produced by Twenty Inches Strong). Aftermarket wheels have also been oversaturated due to the vast influx of inexpensive chrome wheels from China. India, through Synergies Castings Ltd. and other companies - of late has also emerged as a major supplier of alloy / chrome wheels. The manufacture products to global scale due to primarily cheap but highly skilled and qualified labour. American Racing, which owns Motegi Racing and Weld Racing among other brands, is the oldest aftermarket wheel company dating back to 1956.
A picture of an 18" alloy wheel
