Who should I go to for widened wire s ? they are for Ford drums. 17 or 18 inch and 5inches wide ? Who is still making them?
Ron..... Is the modified the cool one you were working on a few years ago? How about a pic? There was a thread on here within the last year or so on how to widen some old Ford 17" or 18" wire wheels. Maybe someone can find it.
https://www.jalopyjournal.com/forum/threads/how-to-widen-a-wheel-part-1.436715/ Did a Google search.....H.A.M.B. Search doesn't work very good for me. Too bad photobucket lost all the pics!
I forgot your name but I think it's dennis we met at the salt and your into toys?? Yes the modified is trying toget going after 10 years of sitting(divorce) !! Chevy 2 Duggan head Weber sidedrafts ! I need wider tires on back 600's are too small? also looking for 17 inch knobbys THanks for info Ron 8148732145
widened my 16'' on my T i just finished, used a early mustang axil w/5.5'' pattern, bolted rim to it and put in lathe, cut rim and then roled a 1/8'' x 1 1/2 wide band and welded it in, ran it on jackstands and runs true. widened on backside of rim,used a 48 rear and wanted to take up some of the xtra width between tire and body, used 7.50 x16.
Ron , I saw your post on Thursday morning. Came across a sticky note this morning about'35 Ford wheel widening : Wheel Works 1703 Rt. 130 N. Burlington, NJ Ph# 609-387-4488 . or Tim @ Wheelworks.com Good luck, hope this helps ....... Jack
I had my 35 wire widened at a machine shop that did a bunch of over the road truck stuff. I think they charged me $100 bucks a wheel. Although that was 15 years ago. They cut the wheel rolled a ring tacked it together and made sure it was true. They said they would not do the final weld because they didnt what to be responcible if something happened down the road.(pun intended)
If you are using the mechanical brakes be careful on widening to the inside! Does not take much to hit the brake rods- don't ask me how I know!
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