Widened Steelies

[CrusherCurtis]

Any one know where to get steel wheels widened? Thinking of getting a set of donuts widended. OR does anyone know where to buy 17" steelies custom? I think diamond racing only goes to 16. Going for this look:

[Exodus_2pt0]

Dunno, but I did just notice that the chick in your signature only appears to have half a head....

[TobyB]

Stockton wheel is reputed to be back in business...

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[ST1G]

Dunno, but I did just notice that the chick in your signature only appears to have half a head....

Some things you can't un see.

[graveshaker]

http://www.weldcraftwheels.com/

They do great work. In Metro Detroit so not to far from you. Best in the business.

[F34R]

Dunno, but I did just notice that the chick in your signature only appears to have half a head....

Don't fucking question my work. :o

[TobyB]

http://www.weldcraftwheels.com/

Wow- everyone around here who did that disappeared right about 1990,
when I first wanted a set. Nice!

t

[ELVA164]

How heavy would a set of widened steel wheels be? I'm thinking double-digit horsepower heavy.

[IronFreak]

How heavy would a set of widened steel wheels be? I'm thinking double-digit horsepower heavy.

I bet you're at close to if not above 30# a wheel widened.

[TobyB]

Nah. The widening band doesn't add that much weight, and the steel wheels
aren't as heavy as you'd think- or rather, the stock alloy wheels are heavier than I ever expect.

And I relly relly wanna see the op's 17" wide rims when he gets done. I had a 17" wide
indycar rim a long time ago and it was... wide.

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[LateFan]

Any one know where to get steel wheels widened? Going for this look:

^^^ I love this, with OEM chrome dog dishes.

I've been trying to find people to do this to some old Alfa wheels. Used to be hot rodders everywhere who could do this, but I think liability scared everyone. You see crazy old Polish guys in youtube videos doing it in a dirt-floored shop - hope they come out straight!

The two ways I've seen this done are banding it with a strip, which puts all the extra width either inside or outside, or cutting the welds on your old centers and putting them in a wider (and plus 1") barrel from another car. The barrels are dirt cheap at wrecking yards. Then you can get the offset you want just right.

Good luck, tell us what you find.

[kickinindian]

^^^ I love this, with OEM chrome dog dishes.

I've been trying to find people to do this to some old Alfa wheels. Used to be hot rodders everywhere who could do this, but I think liability scared everyone. You see crazy old Polish guys in youtube videos doing it in a dirt-floored shop - hope they come out straight!

The two ways I've seen this done are banding it with a strip, which puts all the extra width either inside or outside, or cutting the welds on your old centers and putting them in a wider (and plus 1") barrel from another car. The barrels are dirt cheap at wrecking yards. Then you can get the offset you want just right.

Good luck, tell us what you find.

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[LateFan]

These must be widened. They don't look stock.

[ELVA164]

Definitely not stock.

[AndrewBird]

Any one know where to get steel wheels widened? Thinking of getting a set of donuts widended. OR does anyone know where to buy 17" steelies custom? I think diamond racing only goes to 16. Going for this look:

These look like the face was flipped, not widened.