Well more of an adaptation really.

Has anyone tried getting a standard ford alloy wheel and machining the back half off of it and then bolting on a standard(ish) spinning?

The advantage would be that the outer part of the wheel would be quite robust (the bit that clips the kerb), and fitting a wider inner rim section both widens the wheel and reduces the scrub - quite high on cortina/escort uprights.

I know Forge does it the other way round cutting off the outer section but that's because there is not enough room in a mini (forge's specialism) to fit a wider rim on the inside.

It should be easy to do if only there is enough metal to seat the spinning on and tap 30 or so 6mm holes in but as I have given away all my alloy 1 piece wheels I don't have one to section.

Any volunteers?

Maybe a look at this thread might interest you

http://www.locostbuilders.co.uk/viewthread.php?tid=111852&page=2

Its definately possible

Thanks Andy,

The Forge website inspired me I wondered if anyone on this forum had tried it and if so what the snags were. Obviously there has to be enough metal in the right place to bolt a section to and the price quoted in the thread above of 400 euros to weld in a band is def not locost - to me anyhow!

Also intuitively I think I could machine and bolt on a section but know I could not weld in a section and keep it true - my limitation I guess.

Cheers!

Doing this will increase the inset of the wheel and may give tramlining type problems. Could be sorted by adding a spacer I suppose but unless you have some very special wheels you love wouldn't it be cheaper/easier/safer to trawl ebay for second hand wheels with the desired width and offset?

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Originally posted by Dusty
Doing this will increase the inset of the wheel and may give tramlining type problems. Could be sorted by adding a spacer I suppose but unless you have some very special wheels you love wouldn't it be cheaper/easier/safer to trawl ebay for second hand wheels with the desired width and offset?

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