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ROH Wheels
Posted: Tue Jul 08, 2003 9:02 pm
by beebee
Anybody know how far the centre dish on a 15x8 ROH sunrasia style rim can be moved eg to gain more offset?
Any specs regarding this on other steel wheels available in Aus would be cool too!
Posted: Tue Jul 08, 2003 10:01 pm
by LOCKY
How much do you want. We import US built rims with more offset than the ROH. Also do ROH rims in black with valve protectors welded on.
Posted: Tue Jul 08, 2003 10:05 pm
by A1
Wat kind of money are we lookin at for some to suit my mav LOCKY
15x8 wat bout some gold 1's
Posted: Tue Jul 08, 2003 11:41 pm
by POS
I have about a 5 inch offset that i did myself and looks great, stronger than a stock wheel (welded all the way around) and they also run pretty true!
Very easy to do!!!!!!
Posted: Wed Jul 09, 2003 8:35 am
by Shorty40
Flip them and weld them all the way around
Posted: Wed Jul 09, 2003 9:27 am
by grimbo
I have flipped and offset to the wazoo rims stronger and easy to do. Just take your time measuring to ensure they are straight and true and no problems. Although did forget to move the valves so now I have to reach around the back of the wheel when i air up
Posted: Wed Jul 09, 2003 9:49 am
by Shorty40
With the flipped rims how do you guys get around the wheel brace (the ones that have four ends --> + ) not fitting inside the rimto get the wheel nuts off
Posted: Wed Jul 09, 2003 10:20 am
by grimbo
mine just reaches altho you have to be careful of your knuckles
Posted: Wed Jul 09, 2003 10:21 am
by bogged
Shorty40 wrote:With the flipped rims how do you guys get around the wheel brace (the ones that have four ends --> + ) not fitting inside the rimto get the wheel nuts off
Cut and weld 6inch longer sectino into the + wheel brace? Make your own? Make it a T not a + Shape?
Posted: Wed Jul 09, 2003 7:06 pm
by CRUSHU
when you weld your rims, they are better if stitch welded, not fully welded, because if a crack develops in the weld, it will finish at the end of that weld, and not continue all the way around. just like on a race car, you dont seam weld the floor, you actually stitch weld it.
Posted: Thu Jul 10, 2003 9:46 am
by Shorty40
CRUSHU wrote:when you weld your rims, they are better if stitch welded, not fully welded, because if a crack develops in the weld, it will finish at the end of that weld, and not continue all the way around. just like on a race car, you dont seam weld the floor, you actually stitch weld it.
I'm no welder, but I would have thought a crack would generally appear at the start or finish of a weld. Wouldn't you avoid this with a continuous weld ?
Posted: Thu Jul 10, 2003 9:59 am
by N*A*M
i'm no welder either but i know you want to minimize the heat affected zone. stitch welding, moving around and letting the work cool will help reduce the haz. the crystal structure of the metal in the haz is changed and it will get more brittle. you should try to reduce that effect. small haz is also the reason why tig is better than mig is better than arc is better than oxy, etc...