7x15in STEEL WHEELS

Lightweight_911 · Post by **Lightweight_911** » Mon Jan 01, 2007 7:11 pm

A long shot I know but I need a pair of 911 15" steel wheels that have been widened to 7" (like in the picture below) ...

Anyone got a pair or know where there are any ?

Alternatively, does anyone know of a UK company who could widen a pair for me ?

davidppp · Post by **davidppp** » Mon Jan 01, 2007 7:17 pm

Hello, Andy.

The best way is with new rims onto Porsche centres.

I did look into this a long while back..Dunlop used to sell rims and we used to make wide wheels for the rally beetles..but I could not get a contact recently.

But Mercs Vlovos etc run 5 by 7 nch rims, and are not hard to find around the scrappers.

Otherwise, Weller used to do reasonable baded wheels which are now illegal, but may have acess to Dunlop etc factory rims..

Kind regards
David

hot66 · Post by **hot66** » Mon Jan 01, 2007 8:36 pm

davidppp wrote:Hello, Andy.

The best way is with new rims onto Porsche centres.

I did look into this a long while back..Dunlop used to sell rims and we used to make wide wheels for the rally beetles..but I could not get a contact recently.

But Mercs Vlovos etc run 5 by 7 nch rims, and are not hard to find around the scrappers.

Otherwise, Weller used to do reasonable baded wheels which are now illegal, but may have acess to Dunlop etc factory rims..

Kind regards
David

My preferance would be to re-rim some porsche centres. I think some of the landrover boys do this.

I have been looking into the banded wheel thinng & the 'illegal' bit doesn't seem to be supported by anything anywhere in writing.

interesting thread here :

http://retrorides.proboards86.com/index ... 1163618604

Lightweight_911 · Post by **Lightweight_911** » Mon Jan 01, 2007 8:44 pm

David/James - that was really what I meant - I didn't word my original post very accurately...

Any recommendations ?

davidppp · Post by **davidppp** » Mon Jan 01, 2007 9:09 pm

This is on Pelican too..
http://forums.pelicanparts.com/showthre ... ost2908389
These were firestone rims..

I think Bill Woods may still have them for sale..8 inch tho'

I'd try Weller..

Ki

hot66 · Post by **hot66** » Mon Jan 01, 2007 9:21 pm

can't recommend anyone, but you could use these 7" rims as doners, cut out the centre & weld in a Porsche centre

http://www.csp-shop.de/cgi-bin/shop2/sh ... 4012212685

hot66 · Post by **hot66** » Mon Jan 01, 2007 9:28 pm

quick search on the old t'internet

http://www.stocktonwheel.com/wheel_widening.htm

Lightweight_911 · Post by **Lightweight_911** » Mon Jan 01, 2007 9:33 pm

David - I bought those wheels about a month ago ...

Lightweight_911 · Post by **Lightweight_911** » Mon Jan 01, 2007 9:40 pm

Thanks James - I know a number of places I could get this done in the States - I'm looking for a UK-based company...

davidppp · Post by **davidppp** » Mon Jan 01, 2007 9:52 pm

HO!

Try weller..

http://www.wellerwheels.co.uk/

Kind regards
David

Lightweight_911 · Post by **Lightweight_911** » Mon Jan 01, 2007 10:34 pm

Thanks David - just emailed them.

Found another possibility too...