piston Posted January 10, 2007 Share Posted January 10, 2007 whats up guys...i finally got some pics on flipping the rims for negative offsets. i posted a while back but had no pictures and now have pics just thought i might show you guys what i was talking about. i seen a couple guys doing the same thing here but cant find there pics anymore to show you all what we were doing. pictures speaks better than words. so here it is. flipped inside lip to outside and small outside lip to inside.. heres a picture of the rims on the car. the ones in the fronts are before i fliped them and the ones in the back are after flipping them. i know it looks kinda funny because the cars not drop yet and tires is inflated. it now sticks out perfect about 2 inches. perfect for zg flares like i had planned. plenty of shock/backspace clearance. i know it will be eating up the bearings but im sure it wont eat it up that bad. the rims are jdm 3 piece dynalite...super ultra rare for some reason. never seen another set ever. but then again, it just looks like another ssr reverse mesh. i also now have a deep 4 1/2inch lip. im loving it!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
palauoriginal Posted January 10, 2007 Share Posted January 10, 2007 niiiicee lovin the flip and the wheels in general Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Airjockie Posted January 10, 2007 Share Posted January 10, 2007 I got a set of 14" watanabes that are for a honda offset....and I got 2.5" spacers/lug adapters...hrmmmm.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flames_187 Posted January 10, 2007 Share Posted January 10, 2007 wow...i am amazed! can this be techincally done to all 3 piece wheels? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
b__sosick Posted January 10, 2007 Share Posted January 10, 2007 did you literally just turn the wheels the other way around?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EMWHYR0HEN Posted January 10, 2007 Share Posted January 10, 2007 I think he just flipped the outer rim by unbolting the center mesh Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DavyZ Posted January 11, 2007 Share Posted January 11, 2007 Looks great What is the current backspacing? How much room is there between the tire and the strut? Just curious. Looks like a viable alternative to spending big bux on something else; gotta love 3 piece wheels... Davy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
piston Posted January 11, 2007 Author Share Posted January 11, 2007 i got about 2 inches from rim to strut. got plenty of clearnces. i pretty much just fliped the mesh the other way around. im not sure how safe its going to be but the previouse owner flipped them at one point also. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EMWHYR0HEN Posted January 12, 2007 Share Posted January 12, 2007 i got about 2 inches from rim to strut. got plenty of clearnces. i pretty much just fliped the mesh the other way around. im not sure how safe its going to be but the previouse owner flipped them at one point also. Thats crazy. I'm still tripping out on how both sides of the outer lip are polished?! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
piston Posted January 13, 2007 Author Share Posted January 13, 2007 i actually polished the inside lip to make it the way it looks. it was a dead alloy color and after hours of polishing, the polished started to show. it still isnt shiny enough, but itll work for now. still blining! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MY77Z Posted January 13, 2007 Share Posted January 13, 2007 cool Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
primadonna z Posted January 13, 2007 Share Posted January 13, 2007 A couple thoughts. I assume that you are taking the wheel apart and basically reassembling backwards (using your outer barrel on the inside, and likewise) in which case you just moved your valve stem inboard. This will require welding the valve stem hole, and make another in the new outer. Otherwise, you'll probably knock the valve stem off with the caliper the 1st time you move the car. Be aware that some 3pc mfg's (ie: BBS for one) use different thickness materials for inner and outer barrels. If your just flipping the wheel around somehow (scarey), or if you remove the tires to do the swap method, make sure you maintain the same tire rotation direction. Ply seperation is not uncommon after rotational direction changes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vashonz Posted January 13, 2007 Share Posted January 13, 2007 I got a set of 14" watanabes that are for a honda offset....and I got 2.5" spacers/lug adapters...hrmmmm.... I don't think this will work with watanabes. I have 16" 2 piece set and took them apart today to restore (paint and polish) them, thought it would be fun to see what it looks like backwards. It does not fit. The inner ID is almost exactly the same as the center OD. It might be possible to jam it together, but I am not that interested in seeing what it looks like. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mikelly Posted January 13, 2007 Share Posted January 13, 2007 A couple thoughts. I assume that you are taking the wheel apart and basically reassembling backwards (using your outer barrel on the inside, and likewise) in which case you just moved your valve stem inboard. This will require welding the valve stem hole, and make another in the new outer. Otherwise, you'll probably knock the valve stem off with the caliper the 1st time you move the car. Be aware that some 3pc mfg's (ie: BBS for one) use different thickness materials for inner and outer barrels. If your just flipping the wheel around somehow (scarey), or if you remove the tires to do the swap method, make sure you maintain the same tire rotation direction. Ply seperation is not uncommon after rotational direction changes. Yup, You just hit where I was going here... You might wanty to contact the manufacturer and confirm that what you did is SAFE. I'm guessing they are going to tell you that you can't do that. Those wheels will likely come appart on you if you drive on them like that. Mike Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
piston Posted January 17, 2007 Author Share Posted January 17, 2007 when i bought the rims, they have valve stems built on both sides of the lips. im not sure if you guys are familiar but the rims are based on the epsilons. lips are interchangable with valve stems built on both inner and outter lips. i didnt even have to remove the tire. just inflated the tires and put the mesh back on from the other side. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
piston Posted April 6, 2007 Author Share Posted April 6, 2007 i have a quick question and dont want to post a new thread but if i was to keep the rims the way it is, and use 1 1/2 or 2 inch spacers. whats the difference? the wheels inner lip is sitting in the same spot fromt hub to center? my wheel bearing is going to wear out is what i was told but whats the difference in putting on some spacers??? it doesnt make any since to me. either way around, inner lip sits in the same area. wont putting some spacers on it do the same thing and put stress on the wheel bearing also? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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