March 10, 201115 yr comment_509049 hey guys. just wondering where you can get steel rims modified (widened). and what sort of price am i looking at. or where can you buy custom rims. cheers Report
March 10, 201115 yr comment_509070 Ryan You know where I am and I would be interested to know where in A Town we can get this done. I want a full set done for my AE93 Report
March 10, 201115 yr comment_509141 i was quoted $170 a rim It used to be quite common but cheap alloys have killed the industry. Its easy to get wrong, they have to cut the rim, weld in a perfectly circular ring of steel as wide as you like, then weld the rim back on. They have to have immaculate gas-tight welds and the rim has to be concentric and turn true in all dimensions. $170 probably buys an hour and a half. You can see why alloys took over. Report
March 10, 201115 yr comment_509150 Adelaide wheel and rim works or Extensive wheel works, opposite one another on South road, just near BOC gasses. Report
March 10, 201115 yr comment_509152 ^^^ not anymore actually, that method is no longer legal for road use. They buy blank outer rims in desired width, and remove your centres to fit to the new outer in the desired width and offset. Report
March 11, 201115 yr comment_509166 ive heard that you can't get widened steelies balanced properly? Report
March 11, 201115 yr comment_509177 ive heard that you can't get widened steelies balanced properly? that was a problem- that method is no longer legal for road use. and that was the solution. Buying a wider rim section makes for a better quality wheel. If they made enough of them they would be cheap, but there's just not enough demand. it will be interesting to see what they look like if you get them Abe. Report
March 11, 201115 yr comment_509183 The place in bris sells the outer bands to the public for $55- $60 each , 5" to 10" available, i priced that a few years back though. A mate of mine got a set done for his lj, they look very factory. Report
March 11, 201115 yr Author comment_509229 so where can i buy these bands and who can i get to do the work?? Report
March 11, 201115 yr comment_509234 Do Neales Wheels still exist? I remember back in ye olde times you could order steelies in pretty much any combination of centre, width and offset... Report
March 11, 201115 yr comment_509298 In ye olde times in Vic, ajax wheels bayside were the go. The company still is there, they still redrill, but I'm unsure if they still widen steelies. Still, it's another place to try. Report
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