Wheel widening
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Wheel widening I was wondering if anyone had ever had there wheels widened and if u have any pics and how they look and drive. I fou d a place tbat does it for $225 per rim. Wanting to widen my factory ws6 rims
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I get cars coming in the shop with widened wheels every now and then. Nothing to worry about as long as it’s done correctly. With the factory 17x9 rims I’d be willing to bet you can only widen them about an 1” due to their offset/backspacing. I have 18x11 on my car currently, they have about a 1” lip and absolutely no room to spare on the backside (had to ditch the bump stops). Since the factory wheels spokes are pretty well flush with the front lip an extra inch of backspacing might be all you can fit and may not clear the bumpstop. I don’t have my old rims handy to check clearance but that’s my best guess.
... this guy had that done on his 19's ... good read and badass car too
https://ls1tech.com/forums/wheels-ti...ni-tubbed.html
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Only company people should be sending their rims to for widening is http://www.etmags.com
They use a real donor hub, welded on both sides properly.....high speed balancing and they pass side load testing with a donor barrel method.
They do not use the hilarious "hoop" method and cut your barrel and weld the hoop in place. That weakens the rim and it does NOT pass factory side load tests.
See my widened rims here: Post #11. Properly done with a donor barrel. $250.00 per rim.
https://ls1tech.com/forums/wheels-ti...ny-one-do.html
----and YES.....lots of people have the hoop method and have not died....blah, blah, blah..........many have also come apart while driving.
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They use a real donor hub, welded on both sides properly.....high speed balancing and they pass side load testing with a donor barrel method.
They do not use the hilarious "hoop" method and cut your barrel and weld the hoop in place. That weakens the rim and it does NOT pass factory side load tests.
See my widened rims here: Post #11. Properly done with a donor barrel. $250.00 per rim.
https://ls1tech.com/forums/wheels-ti...ny-one-do.html
----and YES.....lots of people have the hoop method and have not died....blah, blah, blah..........many have also come apart while driving.
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