A metal forming method is used for manufacturing vehicle wheels. The invention comprises manufacturing of a wheel block comprising a central part and initially formed rim; drawing of the rim by hot rolling to obtain a wheel profile that approximates a finished wheel, and a final wheel treatment process. The rolling is conducted from either side of the wheel block, which may comprise any granular microstructure. Rolling temperature-strain rate conditions correspond to the microstructure. For a coarse-grain microstructure, the rim includes a shoulder with a thickness greater than that of the finished wheel, and thickness differences transform the microstructure into a recrystallized and/or polygonized microstructure. For a fine-grain microstructure, the rim includes a shoulder or flange with a thickness close to a thickness of a finished wheel. For mixed microstructures, the rim includes a shoulder and has a thickness greater or equal to a finished wheel.