Steel Wheel Widening

mgbv8 · Post by **mgbv8** » Wed Jan 30, 2013 9:32 pm

I got my old Rostyles fattened out to take some slicks for this year.

topcatcustom · Post by **topcatcustom** » Thu Jan 31, 2013 2:05 pm

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dbv8 · Post by **dbv8** » Thu Jan 31, 2013 4:15 pm

Interesting.
Looks like a rather neat job but it will be interesting to see how they balance up. The diagonal weld might add a little to one side ??

I need wider for the rear of mine.
Anyone got any ford fitting 10x 15's?

mgbv8 · Post by **mgbv8** » Thu Jan 31, 2013 9:01 pm

Del!
The guy can widen to whatever you need. And he's not that expensive either.

When they come back from power coating I may stick the rims on my mates wheel balancer and add some weld inside to get the rims to neutral balance before the tyres go on

I didnt want to add any width on the inside of the rims as I need to keep the right offset.

Ian Anderson · Post by **Ian Anderson** » Fri Feb 01, 2013 12:50 pm

Perry

You've been on the paint thinners again!
First you get the wheels power coated and then you want to add weld beads!

Probably find it easier to do the other way around

DBV8
Yes I have 10 inch on the rear of my car Ford fitment - weclome to try some time if you wnat to see if they will fit inside the bodywork
(They have 255 60 15 tyres on but not for sale but do come up reasonabkly often as people in GT40's upgrade)

Ian

dbv8 · Post by **dbv8** » Mon Feb 04, 2013 3:54 pm

Can alloys be widened as easily.
I could probably get hold of 4 TVR standard fronts cheap as people upgrade to bigger wheels to fit better rubber and bigger brakes.

They are 7x15. Maybe 4 could be cut and shut to make 2 10x15 ???

kiwicar · Post by **kiwicar** » Mon Feb 04, 2013 4:41 pm

Hi
welding 3 inch strip ally to a cast ally wheel I think might be tricky as getting the right grade of ally for the strip may not be possable. Hacking up 4 wheels to weld back together solves the grade of ally problem, but you may have to cut each wheel into 3 bits and weld them back together to get enough width . . . personally once done I don't think I would want to drive around on them.
Best regards
Mike

dbv8 · Post by **dbv8** » Mon Feb 04, 2013 5:02 pm

I just need a pair for the drag strip.
15 x 10 with the right offset could be squeezed under my slightly modified rear arches. Then i could run a pair of 26x10's and try to snap my 'raceproved' driveshafts

There is a specialist company in Germany that can do a proper job on alloys but it aint that cheap. Popular with the GT40 guys

kiwicar · Post by **kiwicar** » Mon Feb 04, 2013 5:19 pm

Hi
I can lend you a Tig welder, and come clamps if you like

Perry's chap might be able to do them for you??
Best regards
Mike

mgbv8 · Post by **mgbv8** » Mon Feb 04, 2013 8:17 pm

Del!

Try Image wheels in Birmingham. They will make whatever you want. Jason had his rears made there to suit all the dimensions he needed to get them under the escort. About £200 per rim + vat.

Pel

dbv8 · Post by **dbv8** » Tue Feb 05, 2013 10:08 am

mgbv8 wrote:Del!

Try Image wheels in Birmingham. They will make whatever you want. Jason had his rears made there to suit all the dimensions he needed to get them under the escort. About £200 per rim + vat.

Pel

That aint cheap Pel. You sometimes forget I am a poor Northerner.
I will keep an eye on fleabay etc and see what might come up.
Otherwise i will just have to stick with 255s on 7.5j rims.
Its not ideal and i suspect is affecting the footprint and hence the grip

kiwicar · Post by **kiwicar** » Tue Feb 05, 2013 11:18 am

Hi
What bolt pattern are they? 4 or 5 stud what PCD?
Is it just ford 4 stud? on 108pcd? just there have to be loads of ex race and ralley car wheels for that set up, have you looked on Racecarsdirect.com ? Eurodradster? ebay?
Best regards
Mike

dbv8 · Post by **dbv8** » Tue Feb 05, 2013 2:15 pm

yeah just standard Ford 4x108.
Ive had a little look on various sites but nothing yet.

We just know the perfect wheels are sat in some guys shed gathering dust

ian.stewart · Post by **ian.stewart** » Tue Feb 05, 2013 4:59 pm

Yon need to get on here, plenty of people going banded steels.

http://retrorides.proboards.com/index.cgi

ppyvabw · Post by **ppyvabw** » Tue Feb 05, 2013 5:24 pm

Out of interest, are widened steelies legal for road use?