nobber Posted December 28, 2008 Share Posted December 28, 2008 how do you go about doing this then? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pete3000 Posted December 28, 2008 Share Posted December 28, 2008 how do you go about doing this then? I usually just use the gear at the back and right I don't understand the question? do you mean put them on the rims inside to out? why arent they symetrical? if you have uneven wear you could rotate them corner to corner. Pete Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nobber Posted December 28, 2008 Author Share Posted December 28, 2008 sorry fella , wasnt making my self clear. i read you can take the centres out , then put them in in reverse so you get a bigger offset on the wheel. kind of turning them inside out. like these. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
western Posted December 28, 2008 Share Posted December 28, 2008 grind off any existing welds, clean the areas to smooth finish, flip the centre over & weld into place to the required offset & check the wheel runs true at various times during the process. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nobber Posted December 28, 2008 Author Share Posted December 28, 2008 i think they are riveted on my wheels. they are tubed wheels. is there a knack in getting them to run true? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pete3000 Posted December 28, 2008 Share Posted December 28, 2008 Ah i see now. I think I would buy some reputable spacers, unless you have a welder and are confident with it. wouldn't like to trust my welds in safety critical bits at 70mph or under under heavy load. Besides you will pretty much write off the rims if you get it wrong. (out of balance). You could put 3 good pools of weld on then take them to the tyre shop to get them provisionally balanced. Pete Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steve_d Posted December 29, 2008 Share Posted December 29, 2008 I may be wrong but my first impression would be that genuine wolf wheels would be worth a bit and therefore chopping them up would not be cost effective. Sell them and buy some modular steels with the offset you require. Someone will now tell me the rims are dirt cheap or come free with large packets of Persil washing powder. Steve Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jon White Posted December 29, 2008 Share Posted December 29, 2008 The search button is your friend. Reversing rims has been covered on here a number of times. Jon Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
forkrentfitter Posted December 29, 2008 Share Posted December 29, 2008 i can understand why you want to do it,why not get some discovery steels and reverse them,they are 7" wide too,then you can sell on your wolf rims,discovery steels are cheap by comparison,i have done a couple of sets now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kkk2 Posted December 29, 2008 Share Posted December 29, 2008 I know i live in a different part of the world, however we looked into doing this a few years ago and were told that rims needed certification by a bonded automotive engineer after they were done and the truck needed to be retested. There was a company here which used to do rims but now will only do plant and offroad rims now. I would also feel buying ready made rims with the right offset would be as cheap as getting the welding done properly. K Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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