~Anyone ever have their wheels widened?~
~Anyone ever have their wheels widened?~
Just a bit curious. Is there anyone out there that has had their wheels widened? Stock or aftermarket. If yes can I get a few pics of the barrel and some feedback. My manager is having his aftermarket wheels widened from a 8" width to a 10" on his Jaguar. Im thinking about having a couple inches added to my rears but am a bit concerned about leaks and possible vibration issues.
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my dad use to do this back in the day in the old country, former ussr. he worked at a tank factory and had all the equipment at his disposal. they use to wide the 15" wheels to the massive 8" from stock 5". lol. 
it is safe to do if it is done right.
this past winter i did some research for a local company that manufactured wheels for off-highway front end loaders and alike. majority of the customers are heavy machinery including Caterpillar.
from testing majority of the stress on the wheel, about 70%, comes from inflation pressures themselves. the rest is the actual loading of the weight and such.
basically saying that if you widen your wheels and they safely stand up to the inflated pressures you should be fine.
the best way to do this is to machine a bit ring that is the desired width and proper diameter. also have a step on it to center the parts. then you weld it together. this will ensure more proper uni-axial alignment and best chance for it to balance afterwards.
if you want to "widen" wheels properly you should have a set of 3-piece wheels and replace the halves to get the desired width and offset
how much do people charge for this kind of service anyways?
it is safe to do if it is done right.
this past winter i did some research for a local company that manufactured wheels for off-highway front end loaders and alike. majority of the customers are heavy machinery including Caterpillar.
from testing majority of the stress on the wheel, about 70%, comes from inflation pressures themselves. the rest is the actual loading of the weight and such.
basically saying that if you widen your wheels and they safely stand up to the inflated pressures you should be fine.
the best way to do this is to machine a bit ring that is the desired width and proper diameter. also have a step on it to center the parts. then you weld it together. this will ensure more proper uni-axial alignment and best chance for it to balance afterwards.
if you want to "widen" wheels properly you should have a set of 3-piece wheels and replace the halves to get the desired width and offset
how much do people charge for this kind of service anyways?
It is a popular process that has been done numerous times as long as the wheel is a multi-piece wheel. Here are my Bersaglio Mesh wheels that I think started out as 19x9.5 and are now 19x11.5. I picked these up from RB wheels not to long ago.
Barrels galore
You can also re-barrel a smaller wheel and make them larger such as making a 15 inch wheel into a step lip 16 inch and in some cases a 17 inch wheel. Very pricey though, but if you're interested and have the money I can refer you to a person who does it in Irvine, CA.
Barrels galore
You can also re-barrel a smaller wheel and make them larger such as making a 15 inch wheel into a step lip 16 inch and in some cases a 17 inch wheel. Very pricey though, but if you're interested and have the money I can refer you to a person who does it in Irvine, CA.
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my dad use to do this back in the day in the old country, former ussr. he worked at a tank factory and had all the equipment at his disposal. they use to wide the 15" wheels to the massive 8" from stock 5". lol.
it is safe to do if it is done right.
this past winter i did some research for a local company that manufactured wheels for off-highway front end loaders and alike. majority of the customers are heavy machinery including Caterpillar.
from testing majority of the stress on the wheel, about 70%, comes from inflation pressures themselves. the rest is the actual loading of the weight and such.
basically saying that if you widen your wheels and they safely stand up to the inflated pressures you should be fine.
the best way to do this is to machine a bit ring that is the desired width and proper diameter. also have a step on it to center the parts. then you weld it together. this will ensure more proper uni-axial alignment and best chance for it to balance afterwards.
if you want to "widen" wheels properly you should have a set of 3-piece wheels and replace the halves to get the desired width and offset
how much do people charge for this kind of service anyways?
it is safe to do if it is done right.
this past winter i did some research for a local company that manufactured wheels for off-highway front end loaders and alike. majority of the customers are heavy machinery including Caterpillar.
from testing majority of the stress on the wheel, about 70%, comes from inflation pressures themselves. the rest is the actual loading of the weight and such.
basically saying that if you widen your wheels and they safely stand up to the inflated pressures you should be fine.
the best way to do this is to machine a bit ring that is the desired width and proper diameter. also have a step on it to center the parts. then you weld it together. this will ensure more proper uni-axial alignment and best chance for it to balance afterwards.
if you want to "widen" wheels properly you should have a set of 3-piece wheels and replace the halves to get the desired width and offset
how much do people charge for this kind of service anyways?
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the vw guys like to do it to steelies. my friends bug was rocking widened rears and narrowed fronts. machine shops should be able to do it but some may say no for liability reasons.
always wanted to widen some of my oldschool wheels for my hachi
always wanted to widen some of my oldschool wheels for my hachi
Maybe you can ask this person any questions you may have.
http://www.cardomain.com/ride/3056793
He added more Lip, well worth the trouble in this case.
http://www.cardomain.com/ride/3056793
He added more Lip, well worth the trouble in this case.
