Widening classis car wheels?

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keeble kid

Original Poster:

116 posts

170 months

Thursday 18th September 2014
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Hi,has anyone had any experience of widening wheels on their classic car?If so were they pleased with the work they had done,who did it and was the price reasonable?Have been thinking about this for months and I really do want some wider rubber on the car,I know skinny wheels/tyres were original spec but I just love the wider rims.The car has Dunlop pressed steel rims with 3 eared spinners very much like MGA,I think they are 5" at present was going for 6".Should have bought a Yank years ago!

Cheers - Keeble Kid.

Slidingpillar

761 posts

135 months

Thursday 18th September 2014
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Years ago, may be 20, I got some VW beetle wheels fitted with wider rims and the offset changed. Motor Wheels Services did the job and are still in business. Not cheap, but a high quality job.

The PCD was the reason I got it done, there are no aftermarket suppliers who supply the correct one from stock (car was a Morgan). Quite a few alloys can be supplied to fit as a bespoke job of course.

PCD = pitch circle diameter

The Surveyor

7,576 posts

236 months

Thursday 18th September 2014
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Try TR6 wheels like this guy:-

http://www.pistonheads.com/gassing/topic.asp?h=0&a...

Some discussion on wheels in that thread

Paul

woodypup59

612 posts

151 months

Thursday 18th September 2014
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They used to be called "banded" as a band of steel was added.

Done properly, they should be OK, but they aren't popular now as you can get any size of alloy wheel so easily.

Humper

946 posts

161 months

Thursday 18th September 2014
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Any good engineering shop will be able to do it, had a pair of wheels narrowed once(to wide to clear the strut on an Anglia) got it done in a local engineering shop(but i'm in Kilmarnock so no use recommending them) Wasn't dear for me as i knew the owner but i was happy with the job, didn't even need to fit inner tubes smile

jamieandthemagic

619 posts

191 months

Thursday 18th September 2014
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woodypup59 said:
but they aren't popular now as you can get any size of alloy wheel so easily.
Wrong, really popular in the retro world. Lots and lots in the VAG world do this. As a result, there are now lots of companies that do it.

Check your insurance tho, some do like it.

Slidingpillar

761 posts

135 months

Thursday 18th September 2014
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woodypup59 said:
They used to be called "banded" as a band of steel was added.
Banded wheels are terrible to try and balance. Providing you can still get them, a wider rim and your centres welded on is what you need. Mine were not too much trouble.

keeble kid

Original Poster:

116 posts

170 months

Thursday 18th September 2014
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Thanks for all the info,I`ll check with the insurance 1st before taking the plunge.
Cheers - Tony.