Apex Wheels on Instagram: "Step 3 of Forging the forging process: 10,000 tons of pressure are applied to shape the extruded aluminum into our motorsport blank profiles. This process is similar to stamping a coin and uses dies to form the aluminum into the desired shape. The incredible pressure applied during this step makes the aluminum denser and stronger. It will look funny after this step as the barrel will only be partially formed and extremely thick. Apex uses specialized motorsports dies t