i know some of you have probably heard of the process to widen a wheel. Can anyone give me some info on where i might be able to get this done at, i would love a set of 16x8 and 16x11, stock wheels.

 

normally in order for the rim 2 be widen'd it has to be a 3-piece wheel

 

im pretty sure theres companys that can widen 1 peice wheels. i certainly hope so

 

I've only heard of companies that widen steel wheels. I knew a guy that had 4" VW wheels widened to 12". The hub cap sat so far back you could hardly get it off.

I doubt anyone is going to want to try to cut and weld the stockers though. They are squeeze cast aluminum and I don't think that welds very well. I'm not sure the offset would be what you want anyway.

 

1. There would be zero point to running wheels that wide in a 16" diameter, there aren't suitable tires and you would start running into suspension clearance problems.

2. Wheel widening on alloys can be done, but it is not cheap and is usually limited to 1 inch or so.

 

Please search.

- https://www.rx7club.com/suspension-wheels-tires-brakes-20/wheel-widening%3B-whos-done-202265/
- https://www.rx7club.com/suspension-wheels-tires-brakes-20/99spec-wheel-widening-writeup-370250/

 

widening the stock wheels, whether steel or aluminum only adds width to the inside of the fenderwell so its normally done much wider than an inch or 2 at the most.

 

You would have to be out of your mind to widen stock wheels ;o)

 

Call the WHEEL WORKS ,they are about the same price as the others but the turnaround time is shorter .Phone 609 -387-4488

 

LOL funniest post ever..

 

i guess im out of my mind then