Widened Steel Wheels (1 Viewer)

[Fairbanks40]

Just FYI, I noticed several people looking for a wheel widening service.
Jerry Robbins in Calhoun GA just did mine for $50 ea. Took two days. Beautiful welds and perfectly trued.
He’s a cool old school cat with a garage full of rat rods. You’ll have to bring your wheels to him though.

Jerry Robbins 706-280-0453

 

[Bama4door]

@Fairbanks40 Thanks for passing along a contact for us in the Southeast. How wide did you go with yours and what size tires ado you have? They look huge! Also what’s your suspension setup?

 

[Fairbanks40]

The wheels are 10” wide. Tires are 37/12.50R15.
Suspension is leaf springs SOA. Front FJ55 springs with a few removed. The rear is fj40 springs and they need a few removed..

 

[Rainman]

I hear wheel bearings screaming at you in your future... Years ago, I ran 37 x 14.50 Boggers on 8"ers and they did great. A good hard pinch on the bead and never lost one aired down.

 

[imyahucklbrry]

Just FYI, I noticed several people looking for a wheel widening service.
Jerry Robbins in Calhoun GA just did mine for $50 ea. Took two days. Beautiful welds and perfectly trued.
He’s a cool old school cat with a garage full of rat rods. You’ll have to bring your wheels to him though.

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Jerry Robbins 706-280-0453

Interesting rear flares...

 

[Fairbanks40]

Thanks. I made them out of 1/2 tubing and sheet metal.

 

[imyahucklbrry]

You get a chance... would you post some additional pictures of your flares?

 

[Fairbanks40]

Pretty simple, but it worked out well. 1/2” tubing and .032 sheet metal. Welded and blended the sheet metal smooth into the tube.
Cheap canned bed liner on top.
I actually bent the tubing by drilling a hole in a 2x4. Prying the tubing down on the hole made a nice radius in the wood. Every bend got better. Lol
I wanted to devise some nice mounts for them but I ended up just spot welding them onto the body.
Not that they’d hold up to any real bashing , but my kids stand on them..

 

[imyahucklbrry]

Pretty simple, but it worked out well. 1/2” tubing and .032 sheet metal. Welded and blended the sheet metal smooth into the tube.
Cheap canned bed liner on top.
I actually bent the tubing by drilling a hole in a 2x4. Prying the tubing down on the hole made a nice radius in the wood. Every bend got better. Lol
I wanted to devise some nice mounts for them but I ended up just spot welding them onto the body.
Not that they’d hold up to any real bashing , but my kids stand on them..

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Looks dang good!

 

[65swb45]

Pretty simple, but it worked out well. 1/2” tubing and .032 sheet metal. Welded and blended the sheet metal smooth into the tube.
Cheap canned bed liner on top.
I actually bent the tubing by drilling a hole in a 2x4. Prying the tubing down on the hole made a nice radius in the wood. Every bend got better. Lol
I wanted to devise some nice mounts for them but I ended up just spot welding them onto the body.
Not that they’d hold up to any real bashing , but my kids stand on them..

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I found the outside lip of a Landcruiser brake drum served me very well for making the radius bends in the tubing for my wheelwell opening.

 

[HAMBURGLAR11]

Do you have his contact info?