wheel narrowing

[rojizostang]

okay so i know there's a guy or two around here that have had rims cut down..or widened (including me)..they sent them to weldcraft and they were only able to remove 2 inches out of an 8 inch wide wheel.

i had wheels america widen a set of wheels a few years ago...i talked to them today and they assured me they can narrow down a 05gt premium wheel from 8 to 5 inches.

why am i doing this? i just don't like the options that are out there. with all the offset calculators that i have used, there just aren't any front skinnies that will go on the front of our cars that don't stick out at least a little, including the racestars.

so instead of buying shortened a arms and cc plates, or buying wheels i won't be happy with, i've decided to spend 200 dollars a wheel (i already had the wheels) and send two of them to dallas and have them cut down to 17x5 and then mount my m and h front skinnies on those instead of my spare tire rims. i'll post pics when i get them back. the good thing is there's a store here in san antonio that will ship them for free with the rest of the stuff that goes back and forth between the store here and the one up there.

we'll see how they turn out!

 

[stkjock]

looking forward to how they come out

the 17" OEM bullits?

 

[rojizostang]

no i'm using the gt premiums....the polished split spokes. i got a deal on a set of wheels i couldn't pass up. i've already got my 26x11.5x17 et streets mounted on two of them and i'm going to send the other two out some time this week.

 

[RyanS197]

Cool, I had thought about doing that myself, cant wait to see what it looks like.

 

[rojizostang]

/\/\they're the same wheels as in your sig pic

i'll be pleased i think if they actually get them to 5"...they said they could. i told them don't send them back to me 6" wide instead

 

[1991stang50]

curious to see as well....great idea!!!

 

[luv2cheat]

I had weldcraft do my wheels. I am almost sure they are 5" or just a touch over. There is pics on there site. I am running the M&H drag front drag radials. The narrowed oe wheels are still heavy when narrowed compared to a drag wheel. I run Weld 17" magnums on the strip with M&H front runners. I am looking forward to the release of the racecraft 17" wheels, should be a great option.

 

[luv2cheat]

A few pics

 

[stkjock]

IDK if its the angle on the raw wheel pic, however, man does that look like a whole lotta welding!

 

[luv2cheat]

IDK if its the angle on the raw wheel pic, however, man does that look like a whole lotta welding!

Yes it was. There is a pretty big gap to fill when you narrow one.

 

[rojizostang]

luv2cheat....what did you run on the back with that set up?

 

[irishpwr46]

IDK if its the angle on the raw wheel pic, however, man does that look like a whole lotta welding!

thats crazy looking! they wouldnt think of buffing it down for weight savings?

 

[302]

Real clean and stock looking. I like it.

 

[luv2cheat]

luv2cheat....what did you run on the back with that set up?

17x9 with M&H drag radial

 

[weeloGT]

where did you pick up the 17x9's at? and also, when you have the wheels widen, are they able to add some to the front side or can they only add to the center?

 

[luv2cheat]

17X9's are aftermarket. Had all 4 re-powder coated to match. They can add to the back side only, I think.

 

[rojizostang]

mine are back just need to pick them up saturday morning. hopefully i can post some pics sometime tomorrow

 

[weeloGT]

luv- can you post a pic of the entire car, how different do the fronts look to the rear as far as spoke style is concerned? the s197 bullitt wheels look alot different then those of the edge style so, where did you pick up the rears from?

i have been going back and forth on wheels and seing these post about widen and narrowing wheels has me just wanting to stay stock and go this route

 

[rojizostang]

/\/\ check my other thread for the finished product. i'll post pics of the whole car friday if it doesn't get rained out for test and tune

 

[luv2cheat]

luv- can you post a pic of the entire car, how different do the fronts look to the rear as far as spoke style is concerned? The s197 bullitt wheels look alot different then those of the edge style so, where did you pick up the rears from?

I have been going back and forth on wheels and seing these post about widen and narrowing wheels has me just wanting to stay stock and go this route