Widening rims?

[conski]

I have a set of 16x8 mercedes bottlecaps in my garage and I was wondering if it was possible to widen those rims?

I have seen people do it to steelies and simple rims like that but it would be cool to make the bottlecaps into a staggered set, maybe like 8.5 up front or stock 8 and some 9 or 10's in the back. Would use spacers and do some fender work obviously for the 10's out back

Just let me know if it is possible or not so I can put this dream to rest or act on it.

Also any shop recomendations for this kind of work would be greatly appreciated too.

Thanks!

[trickydik_1]

Hello,
Your looking at $235.00 per wheel to add from 1 to 3 inches to the inside of those wheels.
Two to three week turn around time right now.
Thank you
James

James@weldcraftwheels.com

[conski]

Hello,
Your looking at $235.00 per wheel to add from 1 to 3 inches to the inside of those wheels.
Two to three week turn around time right now.
Thank you
James

James@weldcraftwheels.com

Okay, thanks for the response James.

What is the finished product going to look like, it is going to look clean?

Is there any structural concerns?
I only ask because these wheels might be used on a road course a few times.

[Zic]

http://bilgalleri.dk/alb_vis.aspx?albumid=65604
Do this.

[conski]

http://bilgalleri.dk/alb_vis.aspx?albumid=65604
Do this.

Haha that would be sooo sick. I don't have super machine skills or access though, so it would be tough to do that. Thanks for the link though!

[Han]

Wheels.

[low.slow.celi]

Wheels.

thank you. my biggest pet peeve

[Hillbilly]

But it's the rim that he's interested in widening. I'm usually with you on the wheels/rimz thing, but here I believe it's appropriate. somewhere on teh webz is a guy that has made a set of bottlecaps into a 3piece, he had an industrial machine shop cut the barrel and lip off and then drill it so he could bolt aftermarket lips/barrels. dopeness followed.

edit: found 'em

http://stanceworks.com/forums/showthread.php?t=8396

Like I said, dopeness.

[conski]

Damn Hillbilly those are sick, and yes it is the rim I am interested in widening. I am actually just looking to get the rear rims widened to 10" so I can have a staggered set with 16x8" up front and 16x10" in the back. They are the bottlecaps that came on the w124's stock also. I forget which chassis they came 16x8" stock on but its the same style. They just look clean with stretched tires.

Thanks for the input though everyone!

[Han]

Inner/outer lip/barrel. Rim is the outermost edge of the lip/barrel which is the tire bead.

[aar0n.]

^
What this idiot said

[conski]

Inner/outer lip/barrel. Rim is the outermost edge of the lip/barrel which is the tire bead.

Sorry bout that, I am looking to get the barrel widened as they are one piece wheels.

Do you have any suggestions on where I could get this done for a good price?

[Han]

Sorry bout that, I am looking to get the barrel widened as they are one piece wheels.

Do you have any suggestions on where I could get this done for a good price?

Are they steel or aluminum alloy? I would say a good welder would be your best bet.

[conski]

Are they steel or aluminum alloy? I would say a good welder would be your best bet.

I'm pretty sure they are aluminum alloy, but I could be wrong. They don't feel heavy enough to be steel though. I'm really just looking to get the rears widened 2 inches, but I just want some quality work. Don't want to have any issues later on.

[Han]

I'm pretty sure they are aluminum alloy, but I could be wrong. They don't feel heavy enough to be steel though. I'm really just looking to get the rears widened 2 inches, but I just want some quality work. Don't want to have any issues later on.

Widened 2 inches on the inner side? You're still going to have to run spacers if that's the case.