I am thinking about getting my stock polished 18s widened instead of buying new wheels. It would be cool to have stock looking wheels in 18x10 in the neighborhood of a 35mm offset. Plus 18" tires would be cheaper to replace than the 20" tires I have now. Does anyone have experience with Weldcraft and how did that go? Or is this a stupid idea?
Here is what you want to know,
Installed H&R Hub Centric 25MM Front & Rear Wheel Spacers.
The rear spacers go on with (No-Problem) & Wheels fit Great
But the Front Spacers fit okey but you have to "Cut" Off your
existing 5-Wheel Studs. They stick out to "Far". This is how you
should do the cutting. High Speed Dremel Tool W/Cutting Blade.
Look at this Pic and notice I left the Wheel-Lugs on next to the
Lug I was Cutting-Off. This way No-Messed up Threads.
Here are the Pieces that were Cut-Off. Notice they are different
Heights.
This pic shows the Finished Product. After cutting those Lugs off.
You have to then use the Dremel with a Grinding-Wheel. To make
all the Cut-Off-Studs as close as possible to the same (Length).
You, Do-Not actually Cut or Grind any of the (Threads). You are
only working with the end of the studs before you get to the
Threads. Takes time but (Not-Hard) to do.
I sent my 2-Back Stock Wheels to James at Weldcraft to have them
(Widened). They were 8.5" stock and they added 1.5" to make them
10" Wide. Shelby GT500 has 9.5" Wheels Front & Rear.
I know many of you are interested in this so you can retain the
Stock Wheels, so here are many Pics of the Widened Wheels.
Here are the 2-Rear wheels Mounted & Balanced
This one took only 1-Weight
This one took 2-Small Weights
Here is the (Front-Side) of the Wheels as I removed them from the
Very-Well-Packed Box.
Notice, Not a Mark, Period !!!
Here are 2-Pics of the Box they came back in.
They were (Double-Boxed) and then had Bubble-Wrap.
Terry