I was wondering if you could , in some fathomable way, make your stock wheels wider by like taking them to a specialist. Like go from an 8 inch wide wheel to a 9.5 or something. Just curious Thanx

 

sure, it would probably cost as much as a new set of wheels, but they could do it.

 

does anyone know how they would do it??

 

how do they do it.... that's easy... the cut the rim, and insert a ring of the same material and weld it back together.... easier said than done well.... it can be done, and is done by most reputable wheel refinishing shops. It isn't cheap, but can and typically does if done on the right wheels make for a very cool look.

 

www.bentrim.com
They have a place in Dallas, Texas that does it their site is down right now though...

 

They did a great job on widening some 18x8.5's to 18x10's for me, but it took 7 weeks

And they do it by cutting the back lip off your wheels with a lathe. Then they take a donar wheel and cut the back lip off of it + the extra width you want. Then they weld the donar piece with the extra width to your original wheel. That way there is only one weld.

If they simply cut your wheel and inserted a ring in it, there would be two welds, that's why they don't do it that way.

Shawn

 

Keith as WS6.com has a great writeup on widening his WS6 wheels to 11". I've seen some work by the guy in Monrovia, CA that does it, and it is superb.

WS6.com - Wheel Widening

Just remember, as Keith's writeup points out, and also the description in the post above, the extra width can only be added to the back of the wheel. This increases backspace, and moves the inner edge of the wheel/tire into the fenders and the suspension, in the extreme case, forcing relocation of rear lower control arms, or the use of wide spacers to move the wheels out toward the outer edge of the fender.

 

Thanx for the replies guys.