Wide wheels

[Bernie in MA]

Has anybody ever removed a section of a wheel on a lathe and then welded it back together? Like to make a 7" wheel into a 5.5 or 6". I bought some 16"x7" wheels to raise my woods buggy Festiva but I'll have to use spacers to clear the frame. Thanks in advance.

[Safety Guy]

I've heard in the old days people would widen steel wheels that way, but I have no idea how difficult it would be or who would do it "in reverse."

Karl

[97 Aspire 5 Speed]

I've heard in the old days people would widen steel wheels that way, but I have no idea how difficult it would be or who would do it "in reverse."

Karl

Correct, and doing that to steel wheels really isn't too difficult. But with today's labor rates, be prepared to spend about $200 to do a set of wheels. :shock:

It would probably be cheaper to get some new wheels. Something you might want to look for may be spare tires that are designed to fit a vehicle with 16" wheels. Sometimes they are narrow, but still 16" to clear the brakes.

Just a thought. :idea:

[aithanmier]

heh i was thinking about doin the opposite, having the stock steelies widened.

[Gforcefd]

miata

Well if your intereseted there is a set of 14x9 autox miata rims on ebay not to much, not hits on them, don't know if you can get them to work though, they have 6 inches of back spacing.

Logan