reversing stock steelies

[CMF_frank2]

a couple of pics showing how mine were done
the 4 x 3" welds ground away, and the middle starting to shift (lump hammer and steel drift needed !)

 

[CMF_frank2]

then the surfaces cleaned up ready to be flipped and refitted then rewelded .
the middle is still a very tight fit, and the assy can be fitted to the rear hub, spun and and checked for true

 

[CMF_frank2]

these vw golf ones were easy to do also

 

[CMF_PLZ818]

DANG! the VW wheels look mint! what are they off of? i was going to get some 15" civic ones for my daily but i like! good work

 

[CMF_frank2]

PLZ818 WROTE:

"DANG! the VW wheels look mint! what are they off of? i was going to get some 15" civic ones for my daily but i like! good work

ta
they were mk2 iirc, 5.5 x 13 like this

 

[CMF_woohoomobile]

what would you say the offsets would be once flipped?

might be a good plan for 14inch Pulsar / Primera / sunny (whatever you call them there) Rims.

again your back yard engineering at its best frank.

 

[CMF_frank2]

woohoomobile WROTE:

"what would you say the offsets would be once flipped?

ta
the dub wheels are -5 rear and +5 front woohoomobile

 

[CMF_frank2]

for the benefit of low on here
some of my wheels have been widened using 2 donor wheels (cut where the sparks are marked)
and you end up with a deeper dish and a width of 6.5" (an extra 1.5")

 

[CMF_RTK]

Thanks Frank

 

[CMF_woohoomobile]

great work frank.

i am very tempted to have a go at flipping N15 pulsar steel wheels.

what machine set up do you have? a wheel balancer i imagine?
tack weld then check for true?

you might need to knock up a guide frank