Competition 15" Wheel? Slicks?

[R-N-R]

Has anybody ever found a 15" wheel that will fit on the rear of 2nd gen disk brake trucks?



I have the line on M&H Cheaters and Nostalgias for a 16" wheel, are there any other options available?



Any thoughts on having a stock 2nd gen aluminum wheel widened to 10"?

 

[Turbo Thom]

Have them built. That's it. 15's fit a five lug and that all.

 

[R-N-R]

Thank you Thom, saved me some fruitless searching.



I have heard about having my spare stock aluminum wheels cut and a extension welded back in to make take them from 8" to 10" wide. There is no cost save to doing this, but it would look cool if I have to spend the cash for new 10" wheels anyway. I figured that I could find a business in the Detroit area that does this kind of work however I have come up dry so far.



EDIT: Just found a shop nearby

 

[DRAG DIESEL]

RNR,

Get with a wheel company like www.petepaulsen.com and tell them you want a 15" wheel with a 16" center. That should get you arround the disks, if you have a place localy you can put the wheel on the truck and adjust the backspacing on the truck before the weld up.



I did this on mine and it got me another 2" of backspacing over the "off the shelf" bart wheels.

 

[massdiesel]

Wheel

You can also use a weld aluma star and have centers made for them not to expensive and will look good

 

[Turbo Thom]

Scott... ... ... are you saying they will cut out the centers on a 15" racing wheel and weld in a 8 lug center? That's wild.



. . Preston. .

 

[PSU-CE]

Scott... ... ... are you saying they will cut out the centers on a 15" racing wheel and weld in a 8 lug center? That's wild.



. . Preston. .

Yep. That's what we do with the wheels for our pulling trucks. Cut the centers out of a 16" and swap them into the 15" outer. We chuck both pieces up in a lathe to eliminate the runout during welding. You can make your offset whatever you want! They do drive nice on the road too!



Note: to clear the 15" on the rear 80 we turned the drums down on the lathe. Wouldn't recommend this for street use.

 

[massdiesel]

Preston those wheels have a bolt in center. We just have a new center made and them bolt them in. Fit over disc brakes perfect. I used them because of the variety of tires the 15" has. So we can run on a street night and then put the slicks on for outlaw races

 

[Turbo Thom]

Where do I find um? sounds like a cool deal.

 

[crawler]

weldwheels.com

summitracing.com

jegs.com



etc...





They all have them.





Also I have a brand new, never run set of Weld Alumnastar 15x12(wide) with 7" backspacing that I'd take a slight loss on if somebody has any interest.



The 7" backspace is their deepest offering.



I ended up narrowing my rear end even more than I planned when I purchased my wheels.

 

[R-N-R]

This is excellent information, a bit overwhelming but definately awesome. I need to make some calls to get a better understanding of what is involved. Thank you!