Widen Stock Steel Wheels?

[o00otii]

Hey everyone. I love the look of the stock wheels and everyone seems to have the alcoa/eagle alloy style wheels. Has anyone ever had a stock wheel split and widened to fit larger tires?

[BC847]

Sorta . .

Some years ago, I ran some Eaton Steel rims (16.5 x 12). Example: http://www.ntwonline.com/16.5X12-BLACK- ... FyLg66FR0s

They ultimately had to go as I had reoccurring issues with the factory welds coming up with hairline cracks. This happened when the wheels were on the front of the truck. Kept having loss of air in the tires and bubbles found the cracks.

* (If I had to do it again, I would not get the 16.5 rim as the tire bead / rim interface (slips under power) doesn't work as well as the 15" or 16").

[chrislib]

Stockton wheel used to do this, they changed ownership so best to ck with them if they still do.
http://www.stocktonwheel.com/index.html

I have a hankering for a set of these
http://www.shopvintagewheels.com/16x10- ... p/WV82004/ but at the time I can`t jutify the expense...I NEED springs and hangers waaay more.

[Bogie]

Yes Stockton still offers this service along with Weldcraft I can attest to Stockton as I had them build a set of 15x10 small bolt Mopar steelies for my dart about 20 years ago.