Wheel Widening of ronal R15's ???
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Wheel Widening of ronal R15's ???
I've read a few threads but i think i confused myself. Stock Ronal R15 (firehawks) are 9.5" wide i would like to widen them to 11" what would I need to do for this to happen? Can i make the rears any wider than that? Thanks.
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Re: Wheel Widening of ronal R15's ???
You need my set of Ronals as spares. LOL
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Re: Wheel Widening of ronal R15's ???
what are the stock specs of the r15 as far as BS? you dont want to have them widened 2.5" and find they dont fit the car because you can fit that much BS on the car without cutting the entire wheel well out. You want to end up with something like 7" of BS when all is done, and even that will require some metal work.
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Re: Wheel Widening of ronal R15's ???
what are the stock specs of the r15 as far as BS? you dont want to have them widened 2.5" and find they dont fit the car because you can fit that much BS on the car without cutting the entire wheel well out. You want to end up with something like 7" of BS when all is done, and even that will require some metal work.
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Re: Wheel Widening of ronal R15's ???
I saw the suggestion of Weldcraft above, but they aren't the only wheel widening place. I got my 9" Snypers widened to 11", 7" bs total, at http://www.wheelsamerica.com. IIRC, it was $300 per wheel up to 3" added & they'll supply the new inner section. So they cut your wheel in half, cut another wheel in half and weld your outer section to their supplied inner section. Or you can supply a wheel for them to cut for the inner section & save $50 per wheel
The last pic I saw of Weldcrafts method, was that they cut yours in half, weld in a strip of material the width you want, 1"/2"/3", so you end up with 2 weld seams. The way http://www.wheelsamerica.com does is, you end up with only 1 welded seam.
Here are the pics of my 11's & fitting 7" of backspacing, on a stock 9-bolt rear axle.
Fitting my 11's link
I also paid a little extra, $100 (IIRC) per wheel, to get the inners & the 5 spokes powdercoated Flat Black, at http://www.wheelsamerica.com.
The last pic I saw of Weldcrafts method, was that they cut yours in half, weld in a strip of material the width you want, 1"/2"/3", so you end up with 2 weld seams. The way http://www.wheelsamerica.com does is, you end up with only 1 welded seam.
Here are the pics of my 11's & fitting 7" of backspacing, on a stock 9-bolt rear axle.
Fitting my 11's link
I also paid a little extra, $100 (IIRC) per wheel, to get the inners & the 5 spokes powdercoated Flat Black, at http://www.wheelsamerica.com.
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