has anyone ever done this???
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has anyone ever done this???
http://www.weldcraftwheels.com/index-1.html
One of my friends who has a 94 supra mentioned he wanted to widen his wheels.. i was like
wtf how do you do that?? then he showed me this site.. I was like damn i want to do that! haha but im thinking its gonna weaken the structural integrity of the rims and not to mention make it heavy as ****... but its looks legit...
has anyone done this or seen an actual rim that has been done?
One of my friends who has a 94 supra mentioned he wanted to widen his wheels.. i was like
wtf how do you do that?? then he showed me this site.. I was like damn i want to do that! haha but im thinking its gonna weaken the structural integrity of the rims and not to mention make it heavy as ****... but its looks legit...has anyone done this or seen an actual rim that has been done?
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I wanted to do something like that to my BBS's... but when I inquired with people into the integrity and what I wanted to use the wheels for (Track Racing) I came to the conclusion that it wasn't worth it.
One of the major concerns is that when you cast or press / forge a wheel the relative cooling happens all over the wheel. When you're welding the wheel apart, and back together again, you have to do it in a circular fashion, and cooling will be uneven. Which promotes wheel balance issues, and potential fatigue. It wasn't right for me.
One of the major concerns is that when you cast or press / forge a wheel the relative cooling happens all over the wheel. When you're welding the wheel apart, and back together again, you have to do it in a circular fashion, and cooling will be uneven. Which promotes wheel balance issues, and potential fatigue. It wasn't right for me.
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^ thanks for the tip... i was think that since they are gonna cut and weld the wheel buy hand and not by machine, there would be some inconsistencies and as you mentioned balance issues
i guess im better of finding a new set of rims with the width i want
i guess im better of finding a new set of rims with the width i want
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Have you guys seen this thread?
https://www.rx7club.com/showthread.p...t=widen+wheels
He cut his wheels, added a strip to widen it, welded it back and track his car.
https://www.rx7club.com/showthread.p...t=widen+wheels
He cut his wheels, added a strip to widen it, welded it back and track his car.
they are called "stretchies" and very popular for widening stock steel rims. i still have set, 2 of which have a slight leak on weld so i will take it to that place to get a new bead.
