Can you widen alloy wheels

However if my kids were ever going to be in the car or if it was ever to be used on the road then I just wouldn't be comfortable. Again that view could be completely un-founded but I'd rather not risk it and just to add to that, I appreciate that the wheels would likely be under more strain skidding but at the end of the day if something gave then there's a lot less to hit and less liklihood of someone else getting seriously hurt.

Joined: Feb 18, Posts: Likes Received: 0. I have done a few sets , but it's lots of work and not cheap!! We split them on a lathe first to get them true then double seam weld them ,. I'm wanting to stick to my stock wheels, moving the rear to the front, and have 4 front wheels to try and make a rear set " wider, so I don't have to have a welded band in there, the wheels can just be cut at differing places.

I know a couple of people who have run them, on over bhp with no issues but the company big Jim racing iirc aren't around. I'll have a scout around the named places here, many thanks. You are using an out of date browser. It may not display this or other websites correctly. You should upgrade or use an alternative browser.

Widening alloy wheels. Thread starter FastKat Start date Nov 30, FastKat Well-known member. Joined Jan 4, Messages I have a two 19" aluminum wheels that I want to widen. My plan is to start with two wheels, cut the back off of wheel 1, cut the front off of wheel 2, and then weld 1 and 2 together. Of course I'd leave extra stock on each wheel to get an extra 1. I don't know where I would find someone to cut this on a lathe, or where I would index the cut rim face, hub mounting surface, etc so I thought maybe I could lay the wheels flat on a mill table and have them cut on a mill.

After that, I'd line them up on a welding table, bolt them down, and have them welded. Any constructive thoughts here? There are companies that do this with great results but I kind of want to try it myself.

The one thing you will have to avoid is any kind of heating after being widened like powdercoating. Joined Nov 15, Messages 4, Location Indiana- where horse and buggies still roam. FastKat said:. Click to expand Thanks for the info guys. I have had wheels powder coated with no ill effects - it's very popular.

Are you suggesting the weld can't take the heat? I think it's only around degrees! I will want them refinished after widening and I was planning on a powder coating process. Joined Dec 22, Messages 17, Location visalia ca. There was a place that used to take the factory fox body mustang wheels and widen them like you are saying.

How about you look in the mustang magazines or ask on some late model mustang forums. They cut them on a lathe and they make a step in each side so when they go together they index true. Then they weld them. That is so much aluminum I would say you would have to pre heat them in an oven to get the whole wheel up to tempature. Then you can TIG them without having to fight it Bob. In reply to z31maniac : OP specifically asked about adding one inch to the outer lip.

Cooter said: In reply to z31maniac : OP specifically asked about adding one inch to the outer lip. It's a moot point if the shop won't do it. That's what I was getting at. Not many shops doing this , you could imagine how high the product liability insurance costs , More shops seem to be doing the BBS style wheels, machine your centers out , drill a bunch of holes to match the inner and outer hoops , and bolt together.

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Turns out, far too much has been written about great men and not nearly enough about morons. Tags: None. Heat treating what aver you casting was heat treated to will be lost in the heat affected zone and then after that warpage wouldn't getting a second had set of Simmons be more cost effective and have outers spun up to suit? Comment Post Cancel. What alloy do they use for rims? I'd be surprised if it was T6 to be honest.