Posted October 19, 20159 yr comment_479370 I was looking at some photos in a JDM gallery the other day and saw a roadster with stock steel wheels that had been painted gold. It looked damn hot, so I am considering doing something like this.But...I also want wider and larger diameter wheels than the stock rims. I know people widen domestic steel rims for American muscle cars, so I am curious if anyone has any experience with this.I've seen huge (12" + wide) 14" diameter Datsun wheels on stance and drift cars, but nothing closer to what I see around here.Can you take the stock win up to 15x7"?Is the cost close enough to the cost of buying new rims or is it crazy expensive to do this?Ideally I'd end up with 15x7" up front and 15x7.5 or 8 in the rear with 0 offset all around.I'm intending to have a stock suspension without flares and dropped 1 to 1.5 inches. Edited October 19, 20159 yr by Matthew Link to comment https://www.classiczcars.com/forums/topic/52645-widened-stock-steel-wheels/ Share on other sites More sharing options...
October 19, 20159 yr comment_479371 I have 16x7 wheels on my car. I know a guy running 15x8s, though I don't know if it has an offset. Link to comment https://www.classiczcars.com/forums/topic/52645-widened-stock-steel-wheels/#findComment-479371 Share on other sites More sharing options...
October 21, 20159 yr Author comment_479489 Widened steel Datsun wheels specifically? Do you have pictures of them? Edited October 21, 20159 yr by Matthew Link to comment https://www.classiczcars.com/forums/topic/52645-widened-stock-steel-wheels/#findComment-479489 Share on other sites More sharing options...
October 21, 20159 yr comment_479502 No and not readily available. Chris used to post on here, but it's been quite a while since his last post. Link to comment https://www.classiczcars.com/forums/topic/52645-widened-stock-steel-wheels/#findComment-479502 Share on other sites More sharing options...
November 11, 20159 yr comment_480880 1985 and 1986 Mustng SSP ( Police special ) had 15 x 7" steel rims with a 4 x 4.5" stud hole spacing that should fit our cars. You can get these widened fairly easily at shops that deal with widening wheels. Fairly common on the East coast in the land of Nascar. http://www.sspmustang.org/parts/wheels.htm You can also look at Circle Track suppliers who make steel wheels. They can provide and width and bolt pattern. 15" is a common size in Circle Track ( Dirt and Asphalt ). You can also get 14". Companies like Diamond,Basset, Bart etc all service the Circle Track market and can make just about anything you want. probably going to be a custom order, but they are surprisingly cheap. Basset makes their popular " D " hole lightweight series in many different 15" sizes with just about any back spacing and any 4 or 5 wheel stud pattern. Widths in 7", 8", 10", 11", 12", 13" and 14" .... is 14" gonna be wide enough?? Link to 15" steel " D Hole " series: http://www.bassettwheel.com/dhole_lightweight.html They also make 14" rims in limited widths, but could probably custom make something. http://www.bassettwheel.com/14x7_14x8_dhole.html Edit: They also make 15" DOT legal rims. These are made of thicker rim material to meet DOT Street legal standards ( IE: New York potholes!! ) and as a result weigh more. If you're really worried about that sort of thing.... http://www.bassettwheel.com/dot.html Edit-2: Summit Racing and Jegs sell Bassett wheels. Edited November 11, 20159 yr by Chickenman Link to comment https://www.classiczcars.com/forums/topic/52645-widened-stock-steel-wheels/#findComment-480880 Share on other sites More sharing options...
November 11, 20159 yr comment_480888 Take it one step farther - 14" hubcaps on 15" wheels:http://www.imperialclub.com/~imperialclub/Repair/Wheels/convert/index.htmhttp://board.moparts.org/ubbthreads/ubbthreads.php/topics/384577/how-to-attach-a-14-inch-hubcap-to-a-15-inch-rim.html Link to comment https://www.classiczcars.com/forums/topic/52645-widened-stock-steel-wheels/#findComment-480888 Share on other sites More sharing options...
November 11, 20159 yr comment_480899 There's also Diamond Racing wheels. We put 15 x 6 Diamonds on the P2P 240Z.https://www.facebook.com/p2p240z/?fref=ts Edited November 11, 20159 yr by John Coffey Link to comment https://www.classiczcars.com/forums/topic/52645-widened-stock-steel-wheels/#findComment-480899 Share on other sites More sharing options...
July 7, 20168 yr Author comment_498304 I know this is an old thread, but I started it, so This is what I'm talking about, but not so wide: Not Nissan/Datsun, but the same idea: Edited July 7, 20168 yr by Matthew Abate Link to comment https://www.classiczcars.com/forums/topic/52645-widened-stock-steel-wheels/#findComment-498304 Share on other sites More sharing options...
July 7, 20168 yr Author comment_498306 Also, I saw this steel Nissan wheel on ebay from a 1979 Nissan 200SX, which could be pretty fresh if made into a 15x8.5. Edited July 7, 20168 yr by Matthew Abate Link to comment https://www.classiczcars.com/forums/topic/52645-widened-stock-steel-wheels/#findComment-498306 Share on other sites More sharing options...
July 7, 20168 yr comment_498308 http://www.stocktonwheel.com/ Link to comment https://www.classiczcars.com/forums/topic/52645-widened-stock-steel-wheels/#findComment-498308 Share on other sites More sharing options...
July 7, 20168 yr Author comment_498314 38 minutes ago, sweatybetty said: http://www.stocktonwheel.com/ Rad. Link to comment https://www.classiczcars.com/forums/topic/52645-widened-stock-steel-wheels/#findComment-498314 Share on other sites More sharing options...
July 7, 20168 yr comment_498334 Are you gonna run stretched rubber like some of those pictures? Link to comment https://www.classiczcars.com/forums/topic/52645-widened-stock-steel-wheels/#findComment-498334 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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