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Got my sedan rims back a few days ago after having some mods done. I am know running Rt-615 azenis in a 275/40/17 on the back now. Very stealthy.
Converted the 17X7 to 17X9

 

welcome to the "risk takers" club

 

Di you have your rims widened as well??

 

nope, really no need, my rims were 8in wide to start.

 

Very interesting. I love sleeper mods. Can you give us some details about what's involved, costs, etc?

 

Well... I purchased a set of rims of the board here for $175. I took them into a local guy who widens rims for local auto x-ers. He cut the 4 rims and put them back together to make 2 rims. With the taper of the rim they actually overlap and slide into each other by about an inch in the middle and then are double welded. He spun the rims after they were tack welded and they balanced perfectly. I am not too worried about the strength of the rims...only if they were butt welded. I was able to get 2 rims out of the deal that had gone from 7" wide with a 215 tire to a 9" wide rim with a 275 tire. $200 for the modifications.

 

hey 6gear,
whats the name of the guy/shop that did you work. Where are you located.
I'm thinking about doing what you did, but going from 8in to 10in.
Thanks

 

Cool. Thanks for the info, g35 6gear.

 

That is pretty cool that you got the stock rims widened. However, my 17x9 rims were $130/ea, so for 2 that is $260 vs. $375 (= $175 for the rims + $200 for the mod).

Have you done other suspension mods to balance the handling of the car? I would imagine that with more grip on the fatter rear tires, understeer is increased. What size tire are you running up front?

 

I am running the stock 7" rims up front with a sticky 225 azenis. Understeer has not really changed that much from before. Maybe a little more. My objective here was not just to get a wider rim...I wanted a wider stock rim so the car looks completely stock but has a 275 tire out back.