Widened WS6 Rims Pictures Updated
04-03-2006, 04:13 PM
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Those are some badass looking tires. I got they lame traction-sucking sumitomos cuz they came with my 17x11's. Can't wait for the 12 bolt so I can slap something sticky on there.
04-20-2006, 08:37 AM
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I doubt you'll have any rubbing issues with your current stance. Once you lower the car you'll need to do the usual stuff. Adjustable Panhard bar (preferably rod ended), rolling the fender lips and hammering the inside wells. All the typical 315 stuff.
You said you had the adapter custom made? You know they are available for about $40 each, right?
The price is about the same. You can have them done cheaper if you have a donor aluminum rim the shop can use. I'm guessing Judas has the shop add a strip of aluminum to his rims. Usually you would cut off the back lip and a larger section of back lip from a donor rim and then do one weld.
If anyone is interested, I have pics and links to several styles of widened rims:
35th SS Camaro rims
2 of the late style WS6 like Judas'
as well as the early style
and chrome Firehawk rims
I think every one of these people widened to 11".
You said you had the adapter custom made? You know they are available for about $40 each, right?
Originally Posted by B.W.
That's awesome, I wonder how much a shop would charge for one inch per wheel widening.
If anyone is interested, I have pics and links to several styles of widened rims:
35th SS Camaro rims
2 of the late style WS6 like Judas'
as well as the early style
and chrome Firehawk rims
I think every one of these people widened to 11".
04-21-2006, 07:49 AM
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By request, here are some early style WS6 rims. The first pic (LSUxBlake's car) is a real widened rim, the other 4 pics are Photoshops I did a while back. The main difference is that the widened rims stick out a little further. The 4th gens seem to have a narrower track in the rear which makes the tires look like they're tucked in more in comparison to the fronts. If you just want to improve the lines of the car and make it look "right", then you can just add some adapters/spacers to push them out some. It really makes a difference. A whooole lot cheaper too.
Last edited by JasonWW; 04-21-2006 at 07:54 AM.
04-22-2006, 12:56 PM
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I have the same tires on my car and they suck! They get really sticky when you heat em up a bit but the sidewall is so hard that it doesn't tuck when you launch. Best pass I was able to get out of them at the track was a 2.0 feathering alot from about 3300. Let me know how you do on them.
04-22-2006, 01:04 PM
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Originally Posted by boostedrs
I have the same tires on my car and they suck! They get really sticky when you heat em up a bit but the sidewall is so hard that it doesn't tuck when you launch. Best pass I was able to get out of them at the track was a 2.0 feathering alot from about 3300. Let me know how you do on them.
04-22-2006, 01:44 PM
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Yeah, went to the track. all I could get out of them was a 2.0 60' on a non-prep track. which is still better than street tires. I drove around the waterbox. best time was 13.1 @ 107. Our track is 3700 feet above sea, and da was 4400. These tires don't hook like a drag radial off the line, but mid point traction and between shift traction is awsome. I don't spin top of 1st and 2nd anymore.
This is my 13.1 run against a modded Lightning. He ran 14.1
This is my 13.1 run against a modded Lightning. He ran 14.1
04-30-2006, 08:33 PM
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Originally Posted by Avengeance
Any wheel widening info would be appreciated! I need to get this done for a couple of my wheels!
(thanks Ernie)
(thanks Ernie)
04-30-2006, 08:38 PM
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The main place that I know of is Wheels America.
http://www.fixrim.com/
They charge around $200 the last time I checked. Part of the expense is that they have to cut the back lip off a junk rim to use. If you have some junk rims in the same diameter they can reduce the price by about $50ea they said. BTW, only their Dallas location does it.
http://www.fixrim.com/
They charge around $200 the last time I checked. Part of the expense is that they have to cut the back lip off a junk rim to use. If you have some junk rims in the same diameter they can reduce the price by about $50ea they said. BTW, only their Dallas location does it.
05-01-2006, 02:27 AM
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Originally Posted by Judas
Yeah, went to the track. all I could get out of them was a 2.0 60' on a non-prep track. which is still better than street tires. I drove around the waterbox. best time was 13.1 @ 107. Our track is 3700 feet above sea, and da was 4400. These tires don't hook like a drag radial off the line, but mid point traction and between shift traction is awsome. I don't spin top of 1st and 2nd anymore.
This is my 13.1 run against a modded Lightning. He ran 14.1
This is my 13.1 run against a modded Lightning. He ran 14.1
What was the size of the spacers? I'm gonna need them when i get mine widened.