Reversed spilt rims,Safe or Unsafe?

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04-04-11, 14:30
willie 180sx

Reversed spilt rims,Safe or Unsafe?

thinking about flipping my professors rims and im just wondering is it safe or not?the rims are 8j but in not sure what the offset is, i flipped one to see what its lik and it seems to have a nice bit of offset on the inside off the rim if ye get me, when its flipped i have nearly hve 4 inchs on the inside to the stud holes and 5 inchs on my new dish which looks nice but dont no weather this is safe on not,could any1 shed light on this? heres the pics before and after,

before.
.http://i261.photobucket.com/albums/i.../rimsre002.jpg

after.
http://i261.photobucket.com/albums/i.../rimsre003.jpg
http://i261.photobucket.com/albums/i.../rimsre004.jpg
http://i261.photobucket.com/albums/i.../rimsre006.jpg
http://i261.photobucket.com/albums/i.../rimsre007.jpg
04-04-11, 15:19
LAGGER

road or track

Drive on if its for track
04-04-11, 15:21
richy

Don't see how it could be weaker one way than the other, so I'd crack on.

But I'm sure someone who is a bit more clue'd up will be along to tell you why its wrong lol
04-04-11, 15:21
nikkisixx69

it will be safe provided you tightned all the bolts up properly

your gonna have a massive negative offset like over -50

and also your wheel bearings will be shagged in no time!
04-04-11, 15:34
Livewire 78

whats the v6 out of/going into?
04-04-11, 16:05
podge

i did it on mine and they seem grand
04-04-11, 16:34
willie 180sx

Quote:

Originally Posted by Livewire 78

whats the v6 out of/going into?

its out of a capri lad,its there the last year,was for a track car but never got around to it.
04-04-11, 16:37
willie 180sx

Quote:

Originally Posted by LAGGER

road or track

Drive on if its for track

its a road car lad and a odd track day,i guess its trial and error wit these, there 8.5j and +5 offset, ill give it ago anyway, ill try polishin them now
04-04-11, 16:38
willie 180sx

Quote:

Originally Posted by podge

i did it on mine and they seem grand

any pics lad?
04-04-11, 16:44
docco86

id say go for it

ya need to get them polished up id say if ur gonna run them..
04-04-11, 17:04
duane-drift

it will be ok i have split rims and had them on at silverstone before and 100 percent
04-04-11, 17:32
DaveM-sport

Will be perfect once all the bolts are holding properky and are all tightened and torqued correctly.

The wheel won't be any weaker either way you run them other than putting the wheel bearings under extra strain as there'll be more force acting on them as the weight on the wheel will have more leverage on the hub.

Once polished up and as long as you don't have any clearance issues with the arch or on full lock, drive on anyway :)
04-04-11, 17:35
insejn

just stock up on wheel bearings thats all! :-D
04-04-11, 18:02
podge

Quote:

Originally Posted by willie 180sx

any pics lad?

http://i176.photobucket.com/albums/w...e_07/019-1.jpg

http://i176.photobucket.com/albums/w...e_07/018-1.jpg

http://i176.photobucket.com/albums/w...e_07/016-3.jpg
04-04-11, 18:48
LAGGER

Quote:

Originally Posted by nikkisixx69

and also your wheel bearings will be shagged in no time!

thats myth
Ran two 25mm spacers on 9.5j with good offset for 2 years no hassle
04-04-11, 18:49
nikkisixx69

Quote:

Originally Posted by LAGGER

thats myth
Ran two 25mm spacers on 9.5j with good offset for 2 years no hassle

no its not, i ran a -22 offset for a few months and the wheel bearings started to get noisy
04-04-11, 21:34
pt_y2k

Quote:

Originally Posted by nikkisixx69

no its not, i ran a -22 offset for a few months and the wheel bearings started to get noisy

It could be purely coincidental....:confused:

Ive ran reversed rims for a long time now to...no hassle! :)
05-04-11, 17:27
willie 180sx

gona give it a shot and see what happens,hopefully it will be ok,just sanded and polished the rims 2day and i have the say the dish is nice, here sum pics
http://i261.photobucket.com/albums/i...newrims002.jpg
http://i261.photobucket.com/albums/i...newrims004.jpg
05-04-11, 17:30
nikkisixx69

Quote:

Originally Posted by willie 180sx

gona give it a shot and see what happens,hopefully it will be ok,just sanded and polished the rims 2day and i have the say the dish is nice, here sum pics
http://i261.photobucket.com/albums/i...newrims002.jpg
http://i261.photobucket.com/albums/i...newrims004.jpg

they look great! tidy the centres!
05-04-11, 17:33
willie 180sx

ya will lad,gone sandblast the centres and either polish or spray white!
05-04-11, 17:34
nikkisixx69

Quote:

Originally Posted by willie 180sx

ya will lad,gone sandblast the centres and either polish or spray white!

polish FTW;)
05-04-11, 17:42
willie 180sx

Quote:

Originally Posted by nikkisixx69

polish FTW;)

ya id say i will lad!loads more sandin to be done!
09-04-11, 16:35
lukeworx

i was tinking of doing my ssr centres the off white pearl of my car
is it hard to break apart & rebuild these rims without having any airleaks?
also is there a special bit/tool to open the nuts?
dont wanna ruin them using a hex/allen key bit & roundn them off etc.
09-04-11, 17:50
willie 180sx

Quote:

Originally Posted by lukeworx

i was tinking of doing my ssr centres the off white pearl of my car
is it hard to break apart & rebuild these rims without having any airleaks?
also is there a special bit/tool to open the nuts?
dont wanna ruin them using a hex/allen key bit & roundn them off etc.

no bother really lad,didnt have to use hen/allen key at all,i just loosened the 12mm nuts on the back and you could hold the front with your hand,usesum wd-40 on the first. then gently tap the centres out with a rubber mallet and it should fall out, make sure to tighten them well when you put them back 2gether tho.
09-04-11, 18:19
dil

Quote:

Originally Posted by willie 180sx

no bother really lad,didnt have to use hen/allen key at all,i just loosened the 12mm nuts on the back and you could hold the front with your hand,usesum wd-40 on the first. then gently tap the centres out with a rubber mallet and it should fall out, make sure to tighten them well when you put them back 2gether tho.

do you have to reseal them some way when you put them back together?
11-04-11, 14:55
anto180

how did this go?
11-04-11, 15:07
lukeworx

Quote:

Originally Posted by willie 180sx

no bother really lad,didnt have to use hen/allen key at all,i just loosened the 12mm nuts on the back and you could hold the front with your hand,usesum wd-40 on the first. then gently tap the centres out with a rubber mallet and it should fall out, make sure to tighten them well when you put them back 2gether tho.

sound good man handy to know