custom built wheels?

[imola e36]

Hey guys, me and a friend were talking about doing custom wheel setup's on each of our cars. I was just wondering if this could be done.

I'd like to have the stock ltw center, but have a much more massive lip to compliment a widebody and get more rubber on the ground. When I say massive lip, I'm talking about 6 inches or more. Most cars have it so that the horrizontal piece of the wheel is usually attatched to the outside of the rim. Would it be possible to do a custom setup and have it so that the horrizontal piece was on the inside and then the rest of it was just a huge lip?

I'm not sure if this would ever happen, but it would be awesome to do but it may in the hopes and dreams box. Something tells me that the wheel would not be strong enough with it mounted on the inside, just seems like there would be to much outer leverage and it would just snap the lugs right off or the wheel in half. But any comments would be great! thanks - adam west

[cowboy bebop]

damn, they would bend like an mofo!
I am sure there are manufacturers out there that would take your money and build about anything you want...I-forged for example.

[wziggy101]

that's crazy talk

[Daved]

It can be done.

We have shops here that can custom make wheels. I'm sure you should have some in the US too.

Even my wheels are modded, they were made from modifying some local made wheels.

[Young Version]

I've always wanted to see some super deep-dish LTWs :drool:

[franka]

That's how custom wheel are made. The center section is separate from the rim so you can put different size rims on the same center section. But it's not just that easy.

Offset, rim width and where on the rim the ceter section attaches has to be considered. Plus there are different shaped center sections. Plus all of these combos have to be made in different diameters too.

None of this is new. It all harks back to steel wheels and truck wheels where they did the same things in steel that is done in alloys (aluminum, magnesium, etc) and steel today.

Two and three piece wheels today are part alloy and part steel.

Before someone asks, carbon fibre does not work. Its too brittle. A wheel has to be strong and a bit flexible to work. It has to withstand a lot of abuse w/o failing catastrophically. In part that's why your aluminum wheels bend when you hit something sharp. The alloy and the temper is designed (means done that way with great intention) to flex rather than crack, catastrophically.

[imola e36]

so it sounds like in order to do this you have to have an insane amount of loose money laying around and it still might not even work when its done? :(

Now could you take the existing ltw wheel, and just add onto the lip? This seems like it would much easier, but again, would it be able to be done?

[franka]

so it sounds like in order to do this you have to have an insane amount of loose money laying around and it still might not even work when its done? :(

Now could you take the existing ltw wheel, and just add onto the lip? This seems like it would much easier, but again, would it be able to be done?

What happens to the offset when you do that?

It changes by the same amount so you are in trouble right away.

[POS VETT]

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[KarlSpackler]

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iforged
Kodiak Motorsports


They will all build you custom wheels and make sure they are structurally sound before you buy them. They will cost 4000k + for the set though