Aftermarket wheels for the Bronco Raptor

[Ape Factory]

Ok so LR has a higher load rating then. I noticed the LR designation but hadn't used my google-fu to discover what that meant exactly. New to the world of off-road tires.

If they're coming out with the LR-C, I'll wait til 2026. Not in need of new tires yet anyway although my new super commute may change that.

 

[Dgchurch]

I'm more concerned with reducing weight than just buying wheels for looks. One of the Raptor sites had a good list of lightweight wheels going and I've included it below.

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This is great!

I'm starting to go down the wheel rabbit hole a bit. Would like to run a 0 to +6 offset or something in that range with the tire protruding a bit beyond the fender flare, with either a bead grip or street legal bead lock, with lighter weight than stock and with the same strength as stock/want to jump it and crawl it and not have issues.....

Tall order but I'm open to suggestions!! Thanks everyone.

 

[Ape Factory]

You'll definitely want a forged wheel. Substantially stronger than cast or flow formed. Those last two are cheap but not nearly as strong.

On weight, the tire will make the most difference since the weight of the tire is furthest from the center rotating point. You could, with a sensitive enough instrument, measure the acceleration increase with a lighter wheel (same tire) but you'll never notice the difference yourself, at least on the Raptor.

So assuming the stock beadlock wheels are 37 pounds, you'd end up saving, possibly, 20 pounds per wheel if you went with the BC Forged wheels. The monoblock wheels vary in weight depending on design, size and machining. Not an insignificant amount and it'll probably benefit most in the suspension compliance department since it's unsprung weight that the shocks have to control. They might exhibit a slightly better steering response as well.