Widening Wheels thread

[bleakdragonmage]

Does anyone know where to find some lips for 15" epsilon wheels. I like my set, but i would like my rear to be a little wider for my new engine build??

Also, does anyone know if BBS lips would fit?? I found that some old school BBS wheels use a 20 bolt bolt pattern like Epsilon, just curious if they would work. Found some 3-5" lips 20bolt for a good price but i would like to know if they fit before i buy them.

[jdizzy204]

are Work meister S1 3piece welded or actual 3 piece wheels?

[Mister.E]

should be actual 3 piece wheels. to my knowledge they only welded the VS-KF's

[420sx]

Originally Posted by jdizzy204

Anyone have a link where I can find M7 XZN (12 point) bits?


Need them ASAP and they must deliver internationally

german or british wheel websites. expect to pay 200-250$ a set. ridiculous

[alexisthemovie]

Originally Posted by bleakdragonmage

Does anyone know where to find some lips for 15" epsilon wheels. I like my set, but i would like my rear to be a little wider for my new engine build??

Also, does anyone know if BBS lips would fit?? I found that some old school BBS wheels use a 20 bolt bolt pattern like Epsilon, just curious if they would work. Found some 3-5" lips 20bolt for a good price but i would like to know if they fit before i buy them.

We can help

[jdizzy204]

Originally Posted by 420sx

german or british wheel websites. expect to pay 200-250$ a set. ridiculous

actually found some direct through a german manufacturer. 15 bucks shipped for 2 of them!!

[joel903]

Did I miss it in this thread? but what type of silicone did you guys use for the 3pc re-seal and also the torque spec of the bolts for Work rims.

[Breitling]

2 questions....

1. how compatible are 18 inch 40 hole reverse lips ? I have a set of fabulous profounds.

2. is 220.00 per 18x5 reverse lip a good price? does anyone knwo where i can get them priced lower?

[joel903]

Originally Posted by Breitling

2 questions....

1. how compatible are 18 inch 40 hole reverse lips ? I have a set of fabulous profounds.

2. is 220.00 per 18x5 reverse lip a good price? does anyone knwo where i can get them priced lower?

If you drive a LS460 that's pocket change to you.

[Breitling]

Originally Posted by joel903

If you drive a LS460 that's pocket change to you.

You may be right, but keep in mind that I do have a budget when it comes to my s14 (track toy).... Because, while I may have an LS, I also have a wife who complains about my s14 habit...Haha Which has lasted 10 years

[slow_sr20]

Originally Posted by Breitling

2 questions....

1. how compatible are 18 inch 40 hole reverse lips ? I have a set of fabulous profounds.

2. is 220.00 per 18x5 reverse lip a good price? does anyone knwo where i can get them priced lower?

price is average, Also to my understanding 40 hole reverse lips are the "standard" type of barrels. You are in columbus. You can get lips/barrels from wheel medic. They re-dids some ABC's for me. I priced lips/barrels from them and an acquaintance at forgeline and they both quoted me the same amount.

[jdizzy204]

are gulf stitches true 3 piece or are they welded?

[Breitling]

Originally Posted by slow_sr20

price is average, Also to my understanding 40 hole reverse lips are the "standard" type of barrels. You are in columbus. You can get lips/barrels from wheel medic. They re-dids some ABC's for me. I priced lips/barrels from them and an acquaintance at forgeline and they both quoted me the same amount.

I used wheel medic. Cost is about 275 per wheel to cut the old 3 piece welded wheels, dissassemble, add a 5.5 inch lip, and then reassemble

[CamryOnBronze]

Stoked to finally have something to post in here! Just got my rears back from Wheel Flip.

Started out as an 18x9 +41. Had new barrels and lips installed, as well as a fill & redrill to get them to 18x10.5 +20 with a 5" lip. Also had the faces polished.







The fronts are still waiting for the new lips to be completed. Really happy with how the rears came out!

[dtfdanyo]

as much as I hate those wheels. they look perfect on your car.

wheelflip taking over

[jdizzy204]

looks tough damon!

[Highway Riding]

Those Blitz's are fuggin sweet... Nice work they did!

[jdizzy204]

will regular 18" lips from VR wheels fit on 18" DDC Equips

[2muchboost]

Camry The wheels look absolutely rediculous on your car. Great job....I have always loved the blitz but I never liked their sizing. The rims came out perfect!

[GripTerror]

camryonbronze those are sick

[korrespondent]

anybody know, if SSR gartmaier & vienna courage got the same lip? I want to put vienna's lip on my gartmaiers. Will they fit correctly?
they got 40 holes (18's)? and 30 in 17's... Maybe other models got the same?

[williamb82]

Well, I bought some 16x7 SSR Reverse Mesh and want to get new lips and barrells to make them 17x8 +10 and 17x9.5 +10. ive contacted several places via email and havent had any real success. Is there a particular vendor you guys use for new lips and barrells? I pm'ed a few people from this thread yesterday that seemed to be able to acquire them, but have not had any replies.

here is a pic of the wheels as they currently sit. 16x7 +27mm offset. My friend Brian is begging me for them for his 71 510. lol

[Redstar]

You could always try Wheelflip, however I will caution you with that recommendation. You might not get the wheels back in ages... It's been quite a "journey" to do what I understood as a fairly straightforward relip/rebarrel and refinish for my wheels.

[williamb82]

Yeah, Id rather not send them anywhere and just have the hoops sent to me so I can assemble them myself. Though i think I have a line on another pair with the same exact centers for spares. Id like to get a full 2 sets as I have 2 cars Id like to run them on. otherwise the 2nd car will get my 16in enkie 92's after I have a pair of them widened

I have already emailed wheelfilp anyhow. I think i did so on Monday or Teusday. No response yet.

Edit: Btw, if anyone has 17in ssr mesh wheels, could you pm me? I have some questions about some measurments id like to ask. Im thinking the centers for the 16's I bought are the same for the 17's with stepped lip, but want to confirm. Also looks like it could be close to BBS LM wheels. So if you have a set of those in 17in 3 piece, please pm me as well. Thanks.

[Breitling]

here's what I did. 18x9 +36 to 18x11.5 +4 (im running the 18x10 rears in the front)



Wheel medic did a great job. local, no shipping costs, fast turnaround, good prices.

[westly7]

Does anybody know any DIY or write up to re lip wheels or swap lip or barrel? I did seach but couldnt find any.i have 17x8.5 work vs-xx that need to be widened.thinking about buy lips from vr wheels and do it myself

[95KA-Turbo]

Originally Posted by westly7

Does anybody know any DIY or write up to re lip wheels or swap lip or barrel? I did seach but couldnt find any.i have 17x8.5 work vs-xx that need to be widened.thinking about buy lips from vr wheels and do it myself

Two pages back.

[lillit86]

Is it possible to widen/relip a set of Nismo LMGT2s?

[westly7]

Originally Posted by 95KA-Turbo

Two pages back.

I need something detail that has pics before i screw these up

[MarcD]

Anyone know if Minerva's are welded?