Widening stock wheels.....Texican style

[Texican]

nice !
no drool here ,i have mine already .




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Yours were done by adding metal in the center........mine are redneck home-made......bet I got less $$ in mine....

 

[TOBASH]

What donor rims did you initially use in that 2006 post?

Thanks,

T

 

[Texican]

What donor rims did you initially use in that 2006 post?

Thanks,

T

these are all the set from the 2006 post......can you spell procrastination????

centers=drum LC
rims=something we had in the rack, had some steel spokes in the middle, til I torched 'em

 

[mattcamp]

I need some!!!!!

 

[FJsnoozer]

how much do you have in them?

Wheels america in houston does this for around 100 per wheel. I remember pricing when I needed to widen and narrow mu ctock wheels to run slicks and skinnies on stock mustang v6 wheels

 

[Texican]

how much do you have in them?

Wheels america in houston does this for around 100 per wheel. I remember pricing when I needed to widen and narrow mu ctock wheels to run slicks and skinnies on stock mustang v6 wheels

The cost of a set of drum brake wheels $50, the rims value was around $75, and I would guess 2 hrs per wheel labor.

I used $35 worth of self etching primer and Hammerite...

If they will do LC wheels for $100 apiece now I would say that is a bargain if they are straight when finished, I have had my hands on 2 sets from other suppliers and they are not true.......

 

[TOBASH]

I have never heard the term "drum brake wheels" before.

I still am curious as to what they are and where I might get them.

Best,

T

 

[Texican]

They are the Land Cruiser wheels make prior to 1976 when front disc brakes were standard, the disc wheels are welded and in demand so they are not a viable candidate for this.....they pop up often on the forum in the sale section or you could post in the wanted section.......

 

[Rigger]

This is a great thread! Keep up the good work, guys!

 

[Roberto]

I wanna widen my 16" split rims, where do I start???

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[folsom50]

I wanna widen my 16" split rims, where do I start???

R

Find wider splits and sell what you have. What you want to do is take a "split" outer and make it wider? That would involve a lathe, welder and lots of $. I don't know how safe a welded outer is, maybe it would be fine.

 

[coleman2347]

Finally Old School

Back in the 60's when we raced dirt track in South Georgia and wanted to use steel wheel's this is exactly what we did. Works good last a long time. Very glad to see this is being done. Now if I didn't live in the Philippines and had a set of steelies and hub caps I'd get on the bandwagon...Good for you

 

[Roberto]

not to hijack but found this website of possible good info?

Widening Steel Wheels - FordMuscle

R