Howat Engineering - widening steel wheels

[Beaver]

Just a FYI,

I remember someone asking/looking for a place to widen wheels in the wellington area a while ago?

Got in touch with Howatt Engineering, they said they do it. Quoted me $80+gst per rim (I asked how much for a 13" rim, 4.5" widened out to 7")

so $368 (which is about on par with elite IIRC)

Might look at getting the original avenger rims widened if I happen to find some coin hiding around....

[KKtrips]

I'm keen to get me trailer wheels done..

[Beaver]

I'm going to get me trailer wheels done

sweet!

[Steelies]

mean. howatt always have something sweet outside their workshop

hear good things about em and they were friendly and helpful when i last called about widening.

[kicker]

You're a mind reader bro.

Have been on the hunt for some suitable steels to widen and was looking for a place in Welly to do them, had them on my list of places to call.

[Beaver]

yeh super keen to get some widened, have to wait for next pay day...

[Kingpin]

sweet info. i have had them shorten shocks (ex work btw) but didnt think to ask about steelys

[Gaz]

Make sure that includes balencing.

Gaz

[Seedy Al]

brain Howat is a good cunt

And yeah im pretty sure has balancing gear there etc, Does drives shafts and stuff anyway

[Bistro]

i rolled up there one day with a strut and asked about getting it shortened. talked to some old joker (didnt catch his name) but he was real helpful and pretty sure he quoted me a cheap price (cant remember and didnt end up getting them shortened)

they are just around the corner from NZ spring works who ive delt with andrew there and he was a GC too.

[Gaz]

brain Howat is a good cunt

And yeah im pretty sure has balancing gear there etc, Does drives shafts and stuff anyway

The outsource the balancing.

Gaz

[mekemelorry]

Did anyone end up using this service?

[sentra]

this place is great,

it must be the only car stuff related outfit in the world that operates to on time, on spec, on budget,

i had some axles made (from scratch), and they turned up all finished (to far above expectation) out of the blue with the bill(ie 30 days) in like half the quoted turnaround, and I diddnt have to go give anyone

a hand shandy, deal in cash to get an acceptable rate, or call at any point to hassell them into hurrying up,

[wannabe]

Anyone know if they can widen out spacesavers? Or steelies only?

[Beaver]

space savers are no different to steel wheels.....so yes. might be some legal issue with it (in terms of it being a space saver etc) but I dont think so.

[Raizer]

might be some legal issue with it (in terms of it being a space saver etc)

"There not space savers officer/wof man, I just painted them orange..."

[Beaver]

haha touche.

hopefully i will be taking some wheels into these guys soon will report back with services/results etc

[kicker]

Just dropped some wheels in there today, friendly guys.

The dog there was a crackup, started making a noise like a firetruck, sounded exactly like this

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[Beaver]

good man, keen to hear back re: costs and turn around etc.

really need to sort my shit out and get mine done

[My name is Russell]

Do you think if you took a certain car in there and said can you widen these to fit in this hole to maximum width achievable they would be able down with that?