Wheel origins

[zrickety]

Like many of you, I'm looking at wheels. I bumped a curb the other day and slightly bent an OEM Rubicon wheel (made in China).
I would like a non-Chinese wheel, preferably made in USA, but really anywhere else.
I'm looking at Fuel, Method and XD...to the best of my knowledge only the XD wheels are made here??
Can anyone confirm?

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[GATORB8]

Raceline's Forged series is manufactured here, but nothing you'd want on a Jeep.

Probably gonna be hard to find.

 

[Bryce]

Hutcheson Beadlocks are US made.
You probably won't find a cast wheel made in the US.
Forged you can find some made in the US.

From AEV

At AEV, we remain committed to American manufacturing, and we would much rather have our wheels manufactured in the US. But right now, you can’t get wheels made in the USA at aftermarket volumes. Still to this day, the only cast wheel plants left in the US are for high volume OE wheel programs. So unfortunately, buying from China is a necessary evil of being in the aftermarket cast wheel business. We have made the effort to buy from a high quality Chinese plant. Our plant also produces OE wheels for Volkswagen, Audi, BMW and Harley Davidson, among others. Our supplier has American employees on the ground in China who oversee our programs for us, and we have been over to China to inspect and visit the plant in person. When lower volume wheel manufacturing becomes feasible again in the US, we will be first in line.​

 

[zrickety]

Raceline's Forged series is manufactured here, but nothing you'd want on a Jeep.

Probably gonna be hard to find.

I saw that, and you're right. Those wheels are for rappers.

 

[zrickety]

Hutcheson Beadlocks are US made.
You probably won't find a cast wheel made in the US.
Forged you can find some made in the US.

From AEV

At AEV, we remain committed to American manufacturing, and we would much rather have our wheels manufactured in the US. But right now, you can’t get wheels made in the USA at aftermarket volumes. Still to this day, the only cast wheel plants left in the US are for high volume OE wheel programs. So unfortunately, buying from China is a necessary evil of being in the aftermarket cast wheel business. We have made the effort to buy from a high quality Chinese plant. Our plant also produces OE wheels for Volkswagen, Audi, BMW and Harley Davidson, among others. Our supplier has American employees on the ground in China who oversee our programs for us, and we have been over to China to inspect and visit the plant in person. When lower volume wheel manufacturing becomes feasible again in the US, we will be first in line.​

It hasn't always been this way. I know TJ wheels were made in Canada and Mexico.
I tried finding some Japanese wheels with no luck. They are known for some good forged wheels.

 

[Bryce]

It hasn't always been this way. I know TJ wheels were made in Canada and Mexico.
I tried finding some Japanese wheels with no luck. They are known for some good forged wheels.

You are correct. Now, with environmental regulations and cheaper overseas labor costs, all the cast wheel plants to left the US, CA and MX.

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