Wheels & Tires - Widened WS6 Rims Pictures

I thought I would share my adventure with some rims. I looked for a lot of examples of these rims widened, I never figured a little local shop could, or would do this nice a job. I'll take some hi res once the rims are polished up.

http://www.aopendirect.com/rim01.jpg

http://www.aopendirect.com/rim02.jpg

http://www.aopendirect.com/rim03.jpg

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http://www.aopendirect.com/rim06.jpg

Shit thats wide, how much bigger are they?
-Joel

Nice, how much did it cost?

-Will

ah yeah, I should give a few details. The two rear ones are widened to 11". I have some 315's going on them. I had some custom 1" spacers made, and relocated the bump stops. They cost $150 each to get widened, but took him forever (3 months). Normally would be $200 each. The spacers cost $100 each. I'll post up a pic of them. The clear coat has been removed and I'm going to have the inside powder coated gloss black. Picture in a few weeks. hopefully everything fits together.

http://www.aopendirect.com/space01.jpg

http://www.aopendirect.com/space02.jpg

Looks like very good work
Hawk

Nice. Definately want to see some pics when it is together.

I'd like to see somebody do this with the 35th anniversary ss wheels.

I'd like to see somebody do this with the 35th anniversary ss wheels.

there is a guy on here thats done it. if i find his name ill let u know.

How about narrowing the front ones to 4 inch?

I was looking to get my rear 10 spokes widened to 11" in the rear so I could put a 315 on the back. Where did you get this done and do you need to use spacers or can they somehow widen them so you dont need them?

I want to get my c6 rims widended to 11's because I cant find anyone that makes a 17x11 in them.

ah yeah, I should give a few details. The two rear ones are widened to 11". I have some 315's going on them. I had some custom 1" spacers made, and relocated the bump stops. They cost $150 each to get widened, but took him forever (3 months). Normally would be $200 each. The spacers cost $100 each. I'll post up a pic of them. The clear coat has been removed and I'm going to have the inside powder coated gloss black. Picture in a few weeks. hopefully everything fits together.

http://www.aopendirect.com/space01.jpg

http://www.aopendirect.com/space02.jpg


So how is the shine now that the clear coat has been removed? Does it look a whole helluva lot better?

How about narrowing the front ones to 4 inch?Not a bad idea, mine is a dialy driver so I mainly mod for looks. I might have to look into that. That might make up for the 20hp I'm going to lose trying to turn those big ass 11" rims and 12 bolt.


So how is the shine now that the clear coat has been removed? Does it look a whole helluva lot better?2x as shinny when the clear coat removed, and I haven't even polished them yet.


I was looking to get my rear 10 spokes widened to 11" in the rear so I could put a 315 on the back. Where did you get this done and do you need to use spacers or can they somehow widen them so you dont need them?Got mine done at a local shop in Calgary Canada. I doubt you will find anyone that can widen the rim on the outside lip. It is done on the inside. I asked about welding the spacer right on the rim hub and put in 1" longer studs, but he didn't like that idea and recomended I just use spacers.

Looks great. Defently keep us updated. 20hp seems a bit much to lose, do you really lose that much horsepower on 11inch rims on the rear?

Looks great. Defently keep us updated. 20hp seems a bit much to lose, do you really lose that much horsepower on 11inch rims on the rear?

WTF? Are you serious?

WTF? Are you serious?
well, i'm guessing 20hp. I doubt it is that high, but you will lose some.

how do you lose hp going to a wider rim? 1st time I have heard about that one. Bigger wheel yes, wider wheel, unno about all that!

Those look nice. I'd love to have a set widened to 11" for the rear and narrowed for the front.

because it takes more power to rotate a larger mass. rotational mass is something like 7:1 on static mass.

because it takes more power to rotate a larger mass. rotational mass is something like 7:1 on static mass.
That's right but I think it's more like 8:1 but either way no big deal. The fact that you are putting more rubber on the ground should make up for the hp loss.
Also let us see some pics wiht them on the car when ya can.

how do you lose hp going to a wider rim? 1st time I have heard about that one. Bigger wheel yes, wider wheel, unno about all that!

Because wider wheels weigh more...... :eyes: And a 315mm tire weighs a lot more than a 275mm wide tire. In our universe, material has mass. It takes more material to make wider rims, and wider tires....hence, more mass.

Cliffsnotes: You will lose more power through the drivetrain with wider wheels and tires. :judge:

If you want a dyno queen, you can always put the donut spare on when the car is on the dyno! :D

Just disregard that 50 mph max speed rating that's on the side of the donut.... :lol:

I plan on having my SSLE 10 spokes widened to 11 this summer.

looking good

Can you post up some of the shop info? I have a pair of 35th Anniversary wheels that I would love to do this to.

Can you post up some of the shop info? I have a pair of 35th Anniversary wheels that I would love to do this to.

I'd suggest you call local (or somewhat local) rim repair shops to see if they can do it. The place I got mine done was in Calgary, Alberta, Canada. It was a local shop to me, 10min drive.

Show them a pic of my rims, I never seen anyone refinish the inside of the bowl so the welds wouldn't show, untill I seen my rims.

Wow. I've been wanting to do this to my rims for a long time but I was told it wouldn't work. They look like excellent welds. They really drug them out wide. I'm assuming that's for added strength. I wonder if I could do welds like that. It would probably take some practice. Did they tig weld it? 'cause that's what it looks like to me and that's the only kind I know how to do.

you guys can check out this place http://www.weldcraftwheels.com/

I'd like to see somebody do this with the 35th anniversary ss wheels.

A friend of mine had his done. http://memimage.cardomain.net/member_images/12/web/360000-360999/360927_20_full.jpg
http://memimage.cardomain.net/member_images/12/web/360000-360999/360927_26_full.jpg
http://memimage.cardomain.net/member_images/12/web/360000-360999/360927_27_full.jpg

Cliffsnotes: You will lose more power through the drivetrain with wider wheels and tires. :judge:

Anyone put there skinnies on the rear to dyno?

A friend of mine had his done.
http://memimage.cardomain.net/member_images/12/web/360000-360999/360927_26_full.jpg

More pics can be found here:
http://www.cardomain.com/ride/360927/4