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GRPABT1
Joined: Mon Nov 19, 2007 10:30 pm Posts: 731 Location: Townsville
Vehicle: 88 SWB WT Sierra soft top ute
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I'm wondering if anyone knows of a place that will cut and re-weld the centers of some steel rims for a custom offset in North QLD, preferably Townsville? Or alternatively where I can source some rims that have already been "flipped"? Does anyone know if a place like Ryano's would be able to outsource this for a decent price and freight the finished product to me? I'm led to believe I shouldn't be paying much more than $50 a rim to modify them and everyone in this town loves to overquote. I'm after some 15x7's with about -50 offset, or at most 2" backspacing in the old scale.
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Fatzook

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Joined: Sat Oct 27, 2007 11:30 pm Posts: 14977 Location: The Hills
Vehicle: Vitara, NGV
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PM'd.
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Zook_Fan

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Joined: Thu Mar 13, 2008 10:30 pm Posts: 4531 Location: Toowoomba
Vehicle: Maruti and LJ80's
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Fatzook

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Joined: Sat Oct 27, 2007 11:30 pm Posts: 14977 Location: The Hills
Vehicle: Vitara, NGV
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 Posted: Wed Mar 14, 2012 10:16 am |
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Just starting to. Custom rims are way too expensive to make, so decided that flipped rims will be within reach of more people. Bead stengtheners and bead locks are also in the works.
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sogone

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Joined: Mon Oct 25, 2010 11:29 am Posts: 2070 Location: Darwin
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Check out the sale section. Offroadauto solutions has a flipped rims with -55 offset 15x7's.
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Zook_Fan

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Joined: Thu Mar 13, 2008 10:30 pm Posts: 4531 Location: Toowoomba
Vehicle: Maruti and LJ80's
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Sorry for the derailment GRPABT1 but when changing the offset of a rim is the centre supposed to be just flipped or can it be moved to suit whatever offset is wanted?
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GRPABT1
Joined: Mon Nov 19, 2007 10:30 pm Posts: 731 Location: Townsville
Vehicle: 88 SWB WT Sierra soft top ute
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 Posted: Wed Mar 14, 2012 12:22 pm |
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Just moved, flipped is just a common term used that I think refers to positive offset rims basically having the barrels flipped to give negative offset, but that actual practice would leave the valve stem on the inside. If the barrels are relatively uniform until the very outer edge of the rim then just moving the centre is all that's required afaik.
Thanks guys for the help.
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Fast50
Joined: Fri Jun 24, 2011 1:12 pm Posts: 72 Location: Wollongong
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hey im looking for 15 x 8s or near that any one know wheres cheap?
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GRPABT1
Joined: Mon Nov 19, 2007 10:30 pm Posts: 731 Location: Townsville
Vehicle: 88 SWB WT Sierra soft top ute
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I will be selling 4 15x8 -24 offset once I get my new rims. Mine are speedy's and cost about $60-70 each brand new, they only rub on the spring on a WT once you're running about 33" tyres.
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