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Originally Posted by xb-60
Brian - they are cast aluminium alloy wheels, I'm assuming? How do they widen them? Is the inner 'flange' machined off and a new wider flange attached? If so, how is this attached, and is this legal?
Are new, wider wheels to suit your requirements available?
Cheers,
Glen
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From what I understand they put the wheel in a lathe and make a cut, separating the wheel into two parts. They then insert an aluminum band the width of the desired expansion and TIG weld it on the inside and outside of the wheel barrel. Finally, they weld on the removed portion of the wheel with the inner bead flange. It's all done in a fixture to ensure proper concentricity and alignment.
While AR makes the Torq-Thrust D (TTD) in a wider version, they don't make them in the offset I would need. I will be talking with my wheel shop to see if AR offers a 'custom' option so I can have the same TTD wheels built to fit.