Narrowing Wheels???

[70TWO NOVA]

Im looking to have a couple of my 10 spoke ss wheels narrowed from 9" wide to about 7". Just curious if anyone here has done this sort of thing before or where i could go to have it done.
Any info is greatly appreciated.
Thanks

[T-Type]

never done anything like that however a local wheel repair outfit should be able to tackle that. i'm sure they can take the center apart and re weld it to a thinner ring.

[Spiffav8]

Brian...are they a two or three piece wheel? If so it shouldn't be a problem.

[70TWO NOVA]

its a one piece wheel,
this is what i need done (same wheel as in pic);
http://i270.photobucket.com/albums/jj98/7dtwoo/WheelsNarrow1Big.jpg

[jy211]

http://www.weldcraftwheels.com/

[Swain]

Eric Vaughn

626-358-6413

Monrovia, ca

[Ketzer]

x2 on Eric Vaughn. Work is flawless.

Not bashing but that wheel in the pic looks like I welded it...


Jeff-

[chr2002ca]

Not sure if this info helps, but I thought I'd just throw a number out there for you. When I purchased my custom wheels from Budnik, I paid to have the rear wheels narrowed and they charged me $200 per wheel which was actually a pretty good price compared with other quotes i got. I'm pretty sure they do it to the hoop before the center section of the wheel is welded in, so I'm not sure if the machinery that is used to do the narrowing can handle a wheel that already has the center section installed like yours. I would think that it could, but you never know. Anyway, I know that info isn't of much help, but maybe the price might be something you can compare with. Good luck!

-Chris
www.69CamaroProject.com

[98ssnova]

[QUOTE=chr2002ca;200646]Not sure if this info helps, but I thought I'd just throw a number out there for you. When I purchased my custom wheels from Budnik, I paid to have the rear wheels narrowed and they charged me $200 per wheel which was actually a pretty good price compared with other quotes i got. I'm pretty sure they do it to the hoop before the center section of the wheel is welded in, so I'm not sure if the machinery that is used to do the narrowing can handle a wheel that already has the center section installed like yours. I would think that it could, but you never know. Anyway, I know that info isn't of much help, but maybe the price might be something you can compare with. Good luck!

I have a question for you sir if you ordered these wheels brand new why did you have to have them shortened? That really doesn't make since to me. But the price you paid was very inexpensive. Brian look into wheels america the have 24 turnaround after they get your wheel and the price is pretty good. But I don't know what shipping would cost.:cheers:

[70TWO NOVA]

thanks for all the helpful info guys, i really appreciate it.

[10Seconds]

I have used weldcraft before and the work was excellent.

[chr2002ca]

[QUOTE=chr2002ca;200646]Not sure if this info helps, but I thought I'd just throw a number out there for you. When I purchased my custom wheels from Budnik, I paid to have the rear wheels narrowed and they charged me $200 per wheel which was actually a pretty good price compared with other quotes i got. I'm pretty sure they do it to the hoop before the center section of the wheel is welded in, so I'm not sure if the machinery that is used to do the narrowing can handle a wheel that already has the center section installed like yours. I would think that it could, but you never know. Anyway, I know that info isn't of much help, but maybe the price might be something you can compare with. Good luck!

I have a question for you sir if you ordered these wheels brand new why did you have to have them shortened? That really doesn't make since to me. But the price you paid was very inexpensive. Brian look into wheels america the have 24 turnaround after they get your wheel and the price is pretty good. But I don't know what shipping would cost.:cheers:


I went with a 19" rear wheel and hoops for 19" rims only came in 10" and 8" widths. I needed about a 9 to 9.25" width, so I had to purchase 19x10" hoops and have them narrowed. A 10" width would have been too wide and caused rubbing issues.