Widening Wheels thread

[GabeS14]

they look awesome and the white looks great too!

[silentstyle1]

Originally Posted by OBEEWON

Is there anyone on the east coast that makes lips?

I second this

[wacko2]

man everyone rims looks good,

[Toms2jz]

Bumping this, i called Eric Vaughn i asked if he could make my 2 piece ssr sp1 into an 18x10 now the wheels are 18x9 im doing this to achieve more lip. I'll let you guys know the outcome as soon as he gets back to me.

[ZilviaKid]

well i found a place online that has the 4" bbs lips in stock, but now that i see you have 4.5 inch lips thats just not going to cut it!

god damn keeping up with the jones's is too tough for me.

[atutt]

I have given up on having someone widen my wheels.
I'm going to cut them on one of our lathes at work and weld the fuckers myself.
Too bad I can't pull them off till the 5 feet of snow on my car melt

[ZilviaKid]

Originally Posted by atutt

I have given up on having someone widen my wheels.
I'm going to cut them on one of our lathes at work and weld the fuckers myself.
Too bad I can't pull them off till the 5 feet of snow on my car melt

i made a thread on SON about a guy who widens locally, bing a a few others said he did good work.

didnt get a pricce though.

[atutt]

Hmmmmmm..... Link?

I started a thread in the network section because I was having troubles finding someone local.

[JER-development]

@95KA-Turbo
you did a great job - they look sick.
This looks really cool to do.

More posts like 95KA-Turbo's would be great, to show the work.

[Dunkz]

I've just ordered more dishes to widen my other set of panasports, same as the ones I posted on the previous page. I'll have some pics up once they arrive.

You guys wouldn't happen to know if work wheels have the lips welded to the rear barrel or not? more specifically vs-kf and for an extra bonus point would anyone happen to know the amount of bolt holes and pcd sizes of the barrels and bolts?

[wacko2]

Originally Posted by Dunkz

I've just ordered more dishes to widen my other set of panasports, same as the ones I posted on the previous page. I'll have some pics up once they arrive.

You guys wouldn't happen to know if work wheels have the lips welded to the rear barrel or not? more specifically vs-kf and for an extra bonus point would anyone happen to know the amount of bolt holes and pcd sizes of the barrels and bolts?

how much lip ur plainin to go on ur panasport,

[xdumbxguyx]

vs-kf's are 3 piece not welded

[GabeS14]

Ta...ta...ta... the guy is starting to work on my wheels today, says they will be fully welded tomorrow.
welding 2 porsche 4" lips together to replace my old rear lips, and ill have to get them polished after that.
Illl post an update as soon as i hear from him

[B4THEZ]

I got my SSR longchamps from 7.5" wide to 10.5" @ Tim Smith in burlington NJ. I love the way that they came out. Paid about $600 for them. Here some pics:





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This is how they use to look before on the car...

[epicbmx]

here what ive done. all 14 into 15. before and after pictures. These are not cut and welded. Completely new front and rear lips to make a new wheel barrel. PM me for info.

[h2v7]

wider IS better

[GabeS14]

good stuff guys, finally some new additions to the thread,
I just got a call from Erik, saying he finished my wheels..the lips are smoothed out but will need to be polished or finished ..I was wondering what my options were for refinishing?
polished/chrome, what else?????

[g_mac530]

Well, I'm not widening my wheels but I am getting them powder coated. My question is should I take the two barrels apart before getting them re-done? I was thinking if the silicone would hold up in the oven I should be ok, but I just want to make sure before I take them to get coated and I'm told to take them apart and then come back.

[ixfxi]

Originally Posted by Jonnie Fraz

Check this out? Nice FD This guy did it himself.

this guy is a wonderful welder

Originally Posted by jspecusa

my question is, it is safe?
honda guys just put the wheels on and go to shows or trailer queens.
they don't drive it on the street cuz the car will get stolen.
s-chasis guys drive more aggressive.
then again this is zilvia, more and more poser growning daily.

i agree sam. if you're going this route, you had better set aside some money to have them xray'ed as an integrity check, possibly send them out for re-forging? i wouldnt feel comfortable just riding on welded wheels

[GabeS14]

Originally Posted by ixfxi

this guy is a wonderful welder




i agree sam. if you're going this route, you had better set aside some money to have them xray'ed as an integrity check, possibly send them out for re-forging? i wouldnt feel comfortable just riding on welded wheels

According to Eric Vaughn, who has been widenning wheels for decades said they are track worthy, he does hundreds of race car wheels a year, even big racing companys use him.

[Chernobyl]

Welcome to Jongbloed Racing Wheels

I contacted these guys YEARS ago about making some barrels and they seemed up to the task, but I never followed through. Might be another place to talk to if anyone is serious about this.

[codyace]

Originally Posted by GabeS14

According to Eric Vaughn, who has been widenning wheels for decades said they are track worthy, he does hundreds of race car wheels a year, even big racing companys use him.

Yup I know plenty of track guys who have had wheels widened/shortened without issue.

[Dunkz]

Originally Posted by xdumbxguyx

vs-kf's are 3 piece not welded

I emailed work USA to get the definitive answer and they told me that all vs-kf's have welded barrels. So according to work your wrong.

Originally Posted by wacko2

how much lip ur plainin to go on ur panasport,

I got 4.5" lips. Need to get the centers painted and get them built up, I'll stick some pics up when they're all done.




more pics here. Wrap your lips around this « Garage LSD

[GabeS14]

Just got my Wedz Kranze Rapiers back from re-lipping and polishing today
19x12-46
the entire lip was destroyed during my accident, and he had to weld two porsche lips together and weld that onto my wheel to get them to the exact size.
compared to the shitty job that LAX wheel repair attempted to do.....his work was magical..you cant tell the wheel was ever in an accident, and he even smoothed out the inner barrel too.Now I am going to have them anodized, because I am not such a bling fan, prefer straight aluminum look .






cost for the two wheels repaired and re-lipped was $600..
if your wheel requires only 1 lip then the cost is below $200
I would def recommend Eric Vaughn to anyone wanted to up or reduce the size of their rims.

[Ktown_drifter]

wow... Nice to see gabe.. Ive been out of the loop.. you have a new car now or what??????????????????????? I want to get my Equips widened.. 11 wide just isnt enough on a Soarer

[GripTerror]

the pix aint working for me hmm.

I'd like to take some 18x10.5+15 rpf1s and expand them to 18x11.5 front and 18x12.5 rear

[wacko2]

(Dunkz-----I got 4.5" lips. Need to get the centers painted and get them built up, I'll stick some pics up when they're all done.

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wow u have some big lip for ur panasport, how much did it cost u get them, well my friend have some Panasport g7 c5c 17x9 all around +15 front +20 rear well his front lip like 2'' lip an i was tellin him go bigger for the front an put those in the back an back rim to the front, the rear has 3'' lip, well here pic of his car with them



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[Dunkz]

Originally Posted by wacko2

wow u have some big lip for ur panasport, how much did it cost u get them, well my friend have some Panasport g7 c5c 17x9 all around +15 front +20 rear well his front lip like 2'' lip an i was tellin him go bigger for the front an put those in the back an back rim to the front, the rear has 3'' lip, well here pic of his car with them

Is that definately a 3" lip on the rear of your mates? looks a fraction smaller in the pic. On the page 2 of this thread you'll see my other panasports with a 3" lip on the rear wheels. These ones cost about £320 iirc so about $510 dollars plus maybe a little bit more on top for shipping to america.

[wacko2]

Originally Posted by Dunkz

Is that definately a 3" lip on the rear of your mates? looks a fraction smaller in the pic. On the page 2 of this thread you'll see my other panasports with a 3" lip on the rear wheels. These ones cost about £320 iirc so about $510 dollars plus maybe a little bit more on top for shipping to america.

aw yea i see, wow that alot of money lol i bet ur new offset look good on ur car man

[ixfxi]

Originally Posted by GabeS14

According to Eric Vaughn, who has been widenning wheels for decades said they are track worthy, he does hundreds of race car wheels a year, even big racing companys use him.

i dunno about you

but racing is not as harsh as normal street driving


street driving typically involves massive potholes and can often involve neglect, to the point where people drive shit with little or no air in their tires.

when something is welded, its the seam around the weld that is brittle and can break.


i am not saying the work isnt good or that its not reliable. i am simply saying, what cost to this risk? personally, i'de prefer getting the proper wheel from the get-go and calling it a day. but hey, to each his own. its cool stuff though. but 140mph with a set of welded wheels? dunno about that