Wheel Widening
06-19-2012, 12:21 PM
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Wheel Widening
Hey MF I have some questions regarding wheel widening:
Does anyone have experience with widening rims?
Does doing so, decrease the integrity of the wheel?
Is it an expensive process?
Is there a limit to how much a rim should be widened?
Regards
Does anyone have experience with widening rims?
Does doing so, decrease the integrity of the wheel?
Is it an expensive process?
Is there a limit to how much a rim should be widened?
Regards
06-19-2012, 06:14 PM
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It's costly, but if done right, very safe. Expect to pay a couple hundred bucks per rim.
I wouldn't go much wider than a 10" or 11" for the rear. Also keep in mind you'll need to account for the change in offset due to the widening process.
What size do you have now and why do you feel the need to go wider?
I wouldn't go much wider than a 10" or 11" for the rear. Also keep in mind you'll need to account for the change in offset due to the widening process.
What size do you have now and why do you feel the need to go wider?
06-19-2012, 06:55 PM
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^ yup
1. Weldcraft Wheels is the ONLY place I would have this done and done so with 6 wheels.
2. Will cost you $225 per wheels, regardless of how wide/narrow you make them.
3. Will cost you to/from shipping and figure probably $150 a pair for this.
4. Can ONLY increase the backspace to move the additional width farther under the car
5. Wheels are 100% reliable and safe and drive mine EXTREMELY hard at many, many HPDE's
6. Better off to purchase wheels that are the width you like. My case was unique, so spent the money.
Jazzer
1. Weldcraft Wheels is the ONLY place I would have this done and done so with 6 wheels.
2. Will cost you $225 per wheels, regardless of how wide/narrow you make them.
3. Will cost you to/from shipping and figure probably $150 a pair for this.
4. Can ONLY increase the backspace to move the additional width farther under the car
5. Wheels are 100% reliable and safe and drive mine EXTREMELY hard at many, many HPDE's
6. Better off to purchase wheels that are the width you like. My case was unique, so spent the money.
Jazzer
06-19-2012, 08:07 PM
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Glad you posted Weldcraft! I totally forgot to post their name. I must be slipping.
Most SN95 Mustangs will never need more than a 9" front and a 10" rear for maximum grip. Anything beyond that is usually a suspension weakness, not a tire width issue.
I'm thinking of having my extra set of Roush 18's widend from 8" to 10" for some bigger meat on my Explorer. Just glad I got as wide as I needed for the black car out of the box.
Most SN95 Mustangs will never need more than a 9" front and a 10" rear for maximum grip. Anything beyond that is usually a suspension weakness, not a tire width issue.
I'm thinking of having my extra set of Roush 18's widend from 8" to 10" for some bigger meat on my Explorer. Just glad I got as wide as I needed for the black car out of the box.
06-20-2012, 06:20 PM
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Well I currently run 18x9s all the way around. I was going to upgrade to 18x10 in the rear but they are on back order throughout the entire nation (18x10 white saleens are hard to find apparently). So I thought maybe, I could just get my current ones widened to 18x10.5 or 18x11.
06-20-2012, 07:44 PM
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You will need to run a spacer, to go that wide. I am running 11"s out back, originally 10.5"s, but have replaced the rear studs and must run spacers 1/2" spacers. As mentioned by Uber, your best bet is almost always to keep looking and purchase new wheels. I have some very custom suspension work done and had to get creative, as I could not find the off-sets needed.
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06-20-2012, 11:18 PM
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You will need to run a spacer, to go that wide. I am running 11"s out back, originally 10.5"s, but have replaced the rear studs and must run spacers 1/2" spacers. As mentioned by Uber, your best bet is almost always to keep looking and purchase new wheels. I have some very custom suspension work done and had to get creative, as I could not find the off-sets needed.
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