ryuji16

does anyone know of a shop that can do this local to the LA area? i dont want to bother shipping off my wheels to do this

TeeCizzle

WTF??

ryuji16

im assuming you have no idea?

HKSpeed

http://forums.vwvortex.com/zerothread?id=2957662

TeeCizzle

Thats almost as bad as in Cutting Springs to be lower!....

That doesn't seem very "safe" to do to any wheel!!!...IMO

ryuji16

i think youve got it misunderstood. the centers of the wheel are welded into a wider barrel, essentially creating a new wheel from other parts from other wheels. there is no "stretching" or actual "widening" going on, it's offset and width adjustment through swapping the actual rim and face. check these guys out:









apparently this is also very popular with old school european cars.

racerXa

there's a shop out in monclair called D&B Wheels they might be able to help you out, I know they do alot of repairs with welding, it wouldn't hurt to try.. (at least its more info that you gotten so far..)

ryuji16

hmm. do you have any info? phone#/email?

racerXa

909-590-1702

racerXa

did you ever find a place?

podracer21

let us know how it turns out

racerXa

any updates??

ryuji16

none yet, but it looks like pico wheel might be able to do it:

www.picowheel.com

theyve got "wheel widening" in their list of services, and i think podracer actually talked to someone there.

i havent gotten a chance to give them a shot, and i probably wont until maybe next month when im in a better spot to spend some money. but they sound promising

SuShIxFiSh

iTrader: (1)

do your research

SuShIxFiSh

iTrader: (1)

watching cant wait to see it when its done

podracer21

Hi Guys,

Sorry it's taking long for me to get the wheels widened. Just busy with work and am debating between the shop in LA and just ordering a set from diamond racing

http://www.diamondracingwheels.com/ministock.html

Diamond racing only charges 60 something bucks for 15x8 but they charge 20 bucks shipping, making it the same price as having my wheels widened by the shop here in LA.

Diamond racing has different options too. They carry 4x100. and their rims are nice.... Check the link out

podracer21

http://www.diamondracingwheels.com/stockcar.html

http://www.diamondracingwheels.com/stockcar.html

http://www.diamondracingwheels.com/contact.html

Prices are listed at the bottom of the stock rim pages

ryuji16

hmm... looks like a good source. personally id rather have a local shop do it, because i like the pattern on our stock steelies. not that theirs are bad or anything.

dammit now i cant make up my mind.

podracer21

hahaha same here...

ryuji16

btw heres a chart from another thread about backspacing, since most of the websites list backspacing in inches instead of offsets in mm: