MexicanBatman G666E Turbo!!! Member 1,008 Member For: 15y 1m 11d Gender: Male Posted 31/12/11 09:56 AM Share Posted 31/12/11 09:56 AM Price this up and let me know how you go, I was itching to do it with my G6E 19's, and I'd love the rims I have now and some nice 275wide invo's on the rearMy only concern is what happens if the weld failsI have seen pics of widened alloys that have, and I don't wanna crash due to mechanical error...The only other negative is if you want less offset you need to run spacers and possibly longer wheel studs too... Although 5mm spacers fit fine with enough thread to secure the wheels Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
.BLKPHN. Bronze Donating Members 283 Member For: 14y 6d Gender: Male Posted 31/12/11 01:50 PM Share Posted 31/12/11 01:50 PM was thinking about powdercoating my twists hard one but ha Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
arronm Dropping a turd Gold Donating Members 9,520 Member For: 17y 4m 1d Gender: Male Location: Perth Posted 31/12/11 05:40 PM Share Posted 31/12/11 05:40 PM On a BA BF you can have a maximum 182mm backspace, this only leaves you 2mm clearance to the trailing arm. I would assume the donor rim width will be added to the inside. So a standard ba bf twist rim which is 8.0 inches wide +36 and has a backspace of 151mm. So you can add about 30mm to make the rims 9 1/4. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
discostig Manual mode ________________________ All day, erryday Donating Members 13,798 Member For: 17y 3m 3d Gender: Male Location: Probably above atmospheric pressure Posted 31/12/11 09:55 PM Share Posted 31/12/11 09:55 PM You want more power to the ground? Put stickier tyres on! Will make more difference than getting them a little wider I'd say?This depends on what tyres you are running now and is the rear suspension set up for grip or looks? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
berzerker Donating Members 767 Member For: 17y 2m 6d Gender: Male Location: Brisbane Posted 01/01/12 05:13 AM Share Posted 01/01/12 05:13 AM (edited) JOISUS Berzerker... That looks impressive mate and a dyi too! Very aggressive stealth looking...I'm now thinking of taking them to a paintshop and getting only the unpainted sections of the wheel painted. This will leave the already grey details there and think it would work well. It guess it would be good to get them topped with a clearcoat to finish them off too.Cheers yeah I was more surprised than anyone that they turned out that well, and to last without chips too.Theyre genuine too not knockoffs so I was a bit hesitant but wouldnt go back nowI only painted the silver face part too, the grey inner was left untouched. Edited 01/01/12 05:14 AM by berzerker Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MADF6 Member 399 Member For: 17y 1m 4d Posted 01/01/12 06:15 AM Author Share Posted 01/01/12 06:15 AM Cheers yeah I was more surprised than anyone that they turned out that well, and to last without chips too.Theyre genuine too not knockoffs so I was a bit hesitant but wouldnt go back nowI only painted the silver face part too, the grey inner was left untouched.Could I be a pest and ask for another photo (or 2) in the day light with more natural lighting so I can see the actual detail? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bomber Carnage on the Garage Floor Donating Members 3,994 Member For: 14y 9m 16d Gender: Male Location: Gold Coast Posted 01/01/12 08:09 AM Share Posted 01/01/12 08:09 AM (edited) I was thinking you'd run a 5mm spacer also or get them to add that to change the offset. That way, you could acheive a 9.5" rim which would clear the rear suspension.Like I said earlier though, it's around a $300 dollar exercise per rim + the donor, so not cheap. Ideally, you want someone that has rashed some really badly and get them cheap as, keeping in mind you are only using the back roll and around 1.5" of the donor.They would be one of a kind done - awesome. Edited 01/01/12 08:09 AM by special needs panda Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dillz Three pedals are better then two.. Donating Members 15,637 Member For: 17y 9m 2d Gender: Male Location: Melbourne Posted 01/01/12 08:19 AM Share Posted 01/01/12 08:19 AM You want more power to the ground? Put stickier tyres on! Will make more difference than getting them a little wider I'd say?This depends on what tyres you are running now and is the rear suspension set up for grip or looks? This is a much smarter, better, legal way to get grip. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bomber Carnage on the Garage Floor Donating Members 3,994 Member For: 14y 9m 16d Gender: Male Location: Gold Coast Posted 01/01/12 08:26 AM Share Posted 01/01/12 08:26 AM Agreed, but boring. Love stuff that is different and admire people that go to the trouble of making something unique. These guys do some really cool cut 'n shuts with rims Dillz. I'd look at it myself except the snowflakes won't clear big brakes and 18's will foul on the rear suspension if stepped in. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MiKa Donating Members 4,243 Member For: 18y 6m 7d Gender: Male Location: Melbourne, VIC Posted 02/01/12 12:19 AM Share Posted 02/01/12 12:19 AM theyre alloy rims, pretty sure you cant widen them.. steel rims are fine.With stupid.I bought some steel wheels and was looking into widening, expensive exercise.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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