@Racer65 sells 16" rims that are built with centres from 16" split rims welded into 16" shells.
@pbgbottle had stock shells widened.
@pbgbottle had stock shells widened.
Has anyone ever tried to widen the OEM wheels with new shells?
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OEM units at 9" wide
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Rick,
Where did you have those done? I can’t remember the name but I thought it was near you.
Thanks
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Pm sent
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Give them too me!! Ha ha!
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I'm not sure what you mean by, 'Bubble Balancer'... is that a term for a half full bottle of whiskey. Do you lay it down on its side and watch the bubble move back and forth till it's in the middle. 
I did a wheel alignment with a whisky stick, a square, and a tape measure on an E350 Ford van to dive it to the alignment shop. The passenger side was bang on. I couldn't get the drivers side where I wanted it. The shop had quoted me $70 for the front wheel alignment. They called me and said it needed a bushing that would be $35. I wasn't surprised... the surprise came when I arrived to pick it up & they wanted an additional $170 to install it. I asked them why the extra cost. They said installing the bushing wasn't part of an alignment. I told them they should have explained there would be an upcharge if it needed more than a toe in adjustment. I could have told them it would likely need a bushing since it had lift coils and new ball joints. Apparently telling them where I'd left the spare bushings wasn't enough. They asked me why I'd not told them it needed a bushing. I explained I could do a lot with a level and a square, but that's kinda pushing it. To top it off, they didn't put the correct one.
I did a wheel alignment with a whisky stick, a square, and a tape measure on an E350 Ford van to dive it to the alignment shop. The passenger side was bang on. I couldn't get the drivers side where I wanted it. The shop had quoted me $70 for the front wheel alignment. They called me and said it needed a bushing that would be $35. I wasn't surprised... the surprise came when I arrived to pick it up & they wanted an additional $170 to install it. I asked them why the extra cost. They said installing the bushing wasn't part of an alignment. I told them they should have explained there would be an upcharge if it needed more than a toe in adjustment. I could have told them it would likely need a bushing since it had lift coils and new ball joints. Apparently telling them where I'd left the spare bushings wasn't enough. They asked me why I'd not told them it needed a bushing. I explained I could do a lot with a level and a square, but that's kinda pushing it. To top it off, they didn't put the correct one.
...and here is the thread from that other forum where Texican documented his work: Widening stock wheels.....Texican style - Pirate4x4.Com : 4x4 and Off-Road Forum
Nick
Details on a bubble balancer:I'm not sure what you mean by, 'Bubble Balancer'... is that a term for a half full bottle of whiskey. Do you lay it down on its side and watch the bubble move back and forth till it's in the middle.
Unless yer just bein' sarcastic...
Nick
Another vote for Stockton Wheel, 8x15 welded and sandblasted , painted by me CCOT gray with clear coat over
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That damn hippy been smoking too much again.....bubble balancer???
..the jig pictured in the thread was copied from somebody that made wider wheels. I’ve done 10 wheels, 5 10” and 5 8” time consuming, but not hard.
..the jig pictured in the thread was copied from somebody that made wider wheels. I’ve done 10 wheels, 5 10” and 5 8” time consuming, but not hard.
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Nice job Texican, I may try to tackle this myself. Unfortunately my donor rims are the non-rivet type. I should probably wait until I see a set of riveted ones pop up in the classifieds.
Looks like a fun project. If the Bart shells are a close fit, it would make this job relatively easy.
Thanks for the info!
