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Chat & Social => The Bar - General Chat => Topic started by: barmiebrumie on October 09, 2005, 18:58:54

Title: wheel's :- inside out
Post by: barmiebrumie on October 09, 2005, 18:58:54: I know most of you are going to say ''are you mad'', but was speaking to a chap from another forum & he said he had seen a disco owner that had turned his wheel's round (as in revesed them!!!), appantley he had welded up the counter sinking on the outside & contersunk the inside :? ,

anyone eslse heard of this being done :?: & if so would it be like fitting off set rims or just plain stupid & dangerous :?:

John.
Title: wheel's :- inside out
Post by: beast5680 on October 09, 2005, 19:09:03: theres someone on here done with their disco in spain is MC member 500bhp? here,s a pic of his disco (http://members.mud-club.com/profiles/500bhp/gallery/Dayout/0/107257-1113134047./)
Title: wheel's :- inside out
Post by: dave_2A_2.25Turbo on October 09, 2005, 19:18:38: Like most things of this type - it's fine if it's been done properly
Title: wheel's :- inside out
Post by: barmiebrumie on October 09, 2005, 19:32:12: Hmm, modulers turned outside in that would save a few quid :wink: , might have to order a new dome cutter,

John.
Title: wheel's :- inside out
Post by: Xtremeteam on October 09, 2005, 19:34:24: a couple of guys in my club have reversed disco wheels & wht they had done was the centres cut out fliped over & welded back in,also got to move the valve hole aswell,

IMHO DONT do it yourself unless you are a highly competent welder etc,personally if i was doing that they wouldnt get used on the road,
Title: wheel's :- inside out
Post by: beast5680 on October 09, 2005, 19:36:35: i seem to recall 500bhp posted about turning his wheels around if you do a search :wink:
Title: wheel's :- inside out
Post by: barmiebrumie on October 09, 2005, 19:49:34: Hi, have done a search but there is no final yes or no, the welding side of it is not a problem as i am BOC certificated, might just swap them round when i get chance just to see what they look like,

John.
Title: wheel's :- inside out
Post by: Bush Tucker Man on October 09, 2005, 20:33:25: Can't remember where I've seen it, but there's pictures somewhere on-line of a 10" wide(?)rim with a Range Rover (Rostyle) centre.

Years ago (some point in very early 90's?) in 'Off Road & Four Wheel Drive' magazine, Tony Parrott did the same with one of his 'No Problem' trialers, as supported by the magazine at the time.
Title: wheel's :- inside out
Post by: TUFFTEE on October 09, 2005, 20:38:12: Seem's to me that it would put one Hell of a load on the bearings though? :shock:
Title: wheel's :- inside out
Post by: Cherry Bomb on October 09, 2005, 21:52:00: Used to do that on VW based buggies and stuff in the 80's. Seem to remember that they weren't road legal. The law was changed as I remember, meant that you could use wheels that had been altered before the regulations changed, but any made after had to be for off road only. (Dunno how you'd be able to tell??)

May have changed again since though....... :?