BlownCorona Posted April 23, 2011 Share Posted April 23, 2011 I have a pair of Advan a3a' 13x6 +6 offset and another pair on their way, they are 3 piece welded rims. and i'm thinking about flipping the centers in the 2 rears. first of all, is flipping centers a good idea? second of all, is it possible to remove the welded seams, and will this damage the bands? i only want to consider this, if i dont have to spend money on new bands, else ill just leave them as is. has anyone done this, or able to help with it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bubblegoose Posted April 23, 2011 Share Posted April 23, 2011 you will have to carefully cut the weld off with a thin cut off disc welded rims usualy have bugger all bolts holding them together so its a good idea to drill more holes and fill with more nuts and bolts or if your real keen get them rewelded Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlownCorona Posted April 23, 2011 Author Share Posted April 23, 2011 Mine have 12 bolts, i assume a tig would be needed to reweld? and will grinding damage the bands? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bubblegoose Posted April 23, 2011 Share Posted April 23, 2011 not is you are carefull with the grinder and tig welding would be the best way to go Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlownCorona Posted April 23, 2011 Author Share Posted April 23, 2011 i would probably set up some sorta rig to keep everything straight, seriously do not want to mess them up Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ridal Posted April 23, 2011 Share Posted April 23, 2011 I was thinking of doing this but then they have that gay channel thing on the back half of the rim which would be an easy give away that they're flipped. It would be an interesting job but I decided it wasn't worth it and bought wider rims. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlownCorona Posted April 23, 2011 Author Share Posted April 23, 2011 yeah i've been doing some reading and i think i'm just going to leave them as it, i also like how they sit on my car, if i flipped them i would almost certainly run into clearance issues, which is the whole reason i wanted the 6" in the first place Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ridal Posted April 24, 2011 Share Posted April 24, 2011 If I was you I'd put 155's on them an space them out an inch. Did you end up buying another pair off yja? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brock-Lee Posted April 24, 2011 Share Posted April 24, 2011 lol 155s will lok balls a million miles inside guards. throw on some 175/50s and it will look all good, I wouldve thought a 7 would be easy to fit under these things though. Meh But srs, 175/50 and max slam. will look tits tits>balls Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Simon Posted April 24, 2011 Share Posted April 24, 2011 first of all, is flipping centers a good idea? No. "Flipping centers" is never a good idea. Why? Because you end up with like -40 offset. This has a tendency to ruin wheel bearings, loosen wheel nuts/snap studs and make any tyre you put on look rather silly. Plus with those wheels you would have to cut them and weld them just to flip the centers. Unfortunately great wheels = $$$$. Here is a thread on how to do it properly with custom bands. viewtopic.php?f=2&t=24702 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlownCorona Posted April 24, 2011 Author Share Posted April 24, 2011 yeah found the -40 offset thing while reading, i was thinking it would be like -20 at most, have decided agaisnt flipping centers as i like how they sit. yeah i could fit 7s pretty easy, but i could only find a single 7" a3a on yahoo auctions japan, let alone in christchurch, and yep i ended up getting a second pair from yahoo japan via ewan at hayatonka, awesome guy to deal with. cost be about the same for the second pair as i paid for the ones from you, so very happy. will be getting a heftyer dose of slam soon, imo they suit the car perfectly, much much better than the 17s that were on it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ridal Posted April 24, 2011 Share Posted April 24, 2011 Looks mean man. I like the black centres on the blue and chrome. Nice work. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sparkle Posted April 24, 2011 Share Posted April 24, 2011 yeah looks choice. Save up and do the custom band idea, would be tops. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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