Guest ON3GO Posted May 28, 2005 Share Posted May 28, 2005 I searched but the only thread that was about widening wheels ended without any info. i just got some 280ZX turbo wheels for dirt cheap at the local pick N pull. they are perfect! i want to throw a set of slicks on these but i want to widen them about 2 inchs. anybody does this before on here? alloy wheels NOT steel wheels. any body know how much it might cost? if i do widen them then what happens to the offset? any info would be great mike Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tim240z Posted May 29, 2005 Share Posted May 29, 2005 Call some of your local rim repair places and see if it can be done cheaply. Tim Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CruxGNZ Posted May 29, 2005 Share Posted May 29, 2005 I had a thread about just that from back in '02, but it's not turning up in a search. The consensus was that it's just not that safe. !M! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnc Posted May 29, 2005 Share Posted May 29, 2005 Check in the back of most any car magazine and look for one of those wheel straightening places, They might do it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JMortensen Posted May 29, 2005 Share Posted May 29, 2005 I used 800-FIX-ARIM about 8 years ago on a wheel that debeaded a tire and ground on the asphalt for a bit and had a big flat spot. It was also pretty dented right there too. They returned it looking great, ran true as well. I seem to remember that fix was fairly expensive, so your cheap wheels might not be so cheap after you pay to have them sawed in half and welded back together. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
olie05 Posted May 29, 2005 Share Posted May 29, 2005 http://forums.hybridz.org/showthread.php?t=69977&highlight=turbo+wheel+widening http://forums.hybridz.org/showthread.php?t=96705 Uh oh i'm turning into one of those guys who responds to posts with links of other posts... am i getting old? -Oliver Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest ON3GO Posted May 29, 2005 Share Posted May 29, 2005 olie.. the 1st link is what i found but it didnt go anywhere, just ended with no info. and your thread is different all together. i wanna put some slicks on the back of the Z on these wheels, im not sure if i can go very wide with how wide it is now. mike Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CruxGNZ Posted May 30, 2005 Share Posted May 30, 2005 Just a FYI, a guy I know has the same wheels with motorcycle slicks and he is running 10.50's in the 1320. !M! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest ON3GO Posted May 30, 2005 Share Posted May 30, 2005 Just a FYI' date=' a guy I know has the same wheels with motorcycle slicks and he is running 10.50's in the 1320. !M![/quote'] bike slicks.. himm never thought about that. any more info on that? mike Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fl327 Posted May 30, 2005 Share Posted May 30, 2005 Brown GN powered z car? I remember the motorcycle slicks on the swastikas, which are my favorite factory z wheels, they look like turbos, and they are so 80s I need another bump. I looked into widening swastikas once upon a time, I wanted to do zgs and have 10" wide swastikas 8s in front, cost as much as watanabes... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CruxGNZ Posted May 30, 2005 Share Posted May 30, 2005 Brown GN powered z car? Yup, Derek G.'s GNZ. Mike, all I know is that he told me he is running motorcycle slicks on the factory wheels. For such skinny tires, they really hooked up nicley. !M! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest iskone Posted May 30, 2005 Share Posted May 30, 2005 www.stocktonwheel.com I don't know if they can do alloys maybe they can tell you who odes. Isk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scottie-GNZ Posted May 30, 2005 Share Posted May 30, 2005 Expect to pay about $150/wheel + shipping both to/from. Unless you are just hung up on swastikas, it is not worth it, IMO. When you run a true slick you do not necessarily need a very wide tire so the Phoenix 26x6-15 might fit just fine. Phoenix recommends a 7" rim. HOWEVER, keep in mind that slicks are bias-ply and you SHOULD run a bias-ply front tire also. IMHO, not worth it either. Been There, Done That. Go to the Mustang boards and get a pair of used 15x7 or 15x7 Draglites and buy a pair of 235/60-15 MT DRs. I am running 255/50-16s on 16x7.5 Z32 wheels and they hook like mad when you get them heated up. Already have a 1.51 60' w/o trying as I was focused on other problems the car was having. DRs have come a long way and these are as close to a slick as it gets. You do not have to deal with top-end stability issues, or driving in rain or leaks and punctures and most of all, changing tires when goint to the track. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sparky Posted May 30, 2005 Share Posted May 30, 2005 one of the GRM challenge cars was a BMW 2002 that had a set of widened stock BBS wheels on it. they had the entire process documented online somewhere? what they did was to take one pair and cit them up, slicing a band from the middle-ish part of the wheel, then they cut the other two and welded in the band, machining it down. to the best of my knowledge they did'nt have any problems autoXing on them...you could probably search bimmer.org or classic2002registry for their posts. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blueovalz Posted May 31, 2005 Share Posted May 31, 2005 This may not apply if you want slicks for drag racing, but have you considered the Goodyear cantilevered slicks? Very stiff sidewall, and an excellent way to get maximum rubber on the ground with minimum wheel width. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest ON3GO Posted May 31, 2005 Share Posted May 31, 2005 ya its for drag racing. i just wanted to have a set laying around so when i go to the strip i can just bring my electric impact and the wheels and call it a day. for the green Z its getting some full on road racing tires for it put on the CCW's, as ill be going for some work wheels for it soon. hope to go 5 lug soon. mike Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest crazycustom240z Posted June 1, 2005 Share Posted June 1, 2005 wouldn't it be cheaper to just buy a set of the right width wheels that you want? if you ahve to ship them to widen them its gonna end up costing a lot in the end. Just sounds like the easiest thing to do Jeff Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nismo280zEd Posted June 4, 2005 Share Posted June 4, 2005 Mike.. there is a shop right off 1960 that can do it, they also straighten rims.. although they might laugh at the size of them when you bring them in. My friend had some alloy integra wheels done there. They use some sort of laser to do it... very interesting. -Ed Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mario_82_ZXT Posted June 5, 2005 Share Posted June 5, 2005 If you do get it done, can you post pics of the outcome and an approximate price? Thanks, Mario Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest ON3GO Posted June 5, 2005 Share Posted June 5, 2005 If you do get it done' date=' can you post pics of the outcome and an approximate price? Thanks, Mario[/quote'] u got it.. mike Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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