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Has anyone ever tried this at home and how did it come out?
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nope but seen it done on my dads old drag truck .it used a old milk truck rear end and that is how you did it if you wanted rims . you realy do not need a lathe but would be nice .a old axle that you could cut down so you could mount it on a table so you could make a turn table to tune in the run out .a front wheel drive hub would work great if you can get a bolt patten for your rim

I have done it on wheels for dirt track stock cars many moons ago. But never tried it on any thing for the street. No reason a guy with some time and skill couldn't do it. It should be simple to build a truing stand out of a scrap yard spindle & hub.

i`ve cut them on a brake lathe many times .. added 6 inches to a set of rims once ..

I used to reverse wheels( around early 60s) Drill out rivets, turn rim around and then weld back together at the rivet holes with tapered punches holding the alignment--had less run out than most of the custom wheels I've seen in the 50 years since

I'm convinced; my 48 Plymouth wheels are 6" wide and I want some 8" ones for the back. I had two old 8" rims sitting there and was debating whether to save or pitch them. Looks like they're going in the save pile.

I reversed the wheels on my T coupe.
I drilled out the spotwelds, knocked out the center and turned it around, measured the backspace I wanted, tacked them, put'em on car and lined them with a anvil, welded back up. I really liked the results. Here's how I did it. The second post will show a Chassis picture showing the stock front and reversed rear.

More pictures of the wheel and how it looks on the car.

Nice job, Tom! Hows the car coming?

The coupe is setting in the dark, cold, snowed-in shed all by it's self.
My project this winter is one that the wife has been hounding my for years to get done..... build a bedroom with a egress window, put in a bath and fix up the whole basement, and to put the washer and dryer up stairs in the spare bedroom. I am doing some wrenching though as shown by the pictures....... tightening the bolts on my wall mover. I had to go with 2X6 studs to clear the beaver system. Told her I'd have it done by June 1st.

Gotta take care of mama first or the car building will be no fun anyway. Nice job.

Well Tom not only does it look like we reversed wheels by sorta the same, how old is you 10 in craftsman saw??? I got mine in 1957 while I was still in high school---used to make furniture so I'd have money to buy tires---

Originally Posted by jerry clayton

Well Tom not only does it look like we reversed wheels by sorta the same, how old is you 10 in craftsman saw??? I got mine in 1957 while I was still in high school---used to make furniture so I'd have money to buy tires---

The saw is fairly new... built in '83, I bought it used and gave my son my older saw that must have come over on the Mayflower.

When I built my previous home (which I was very stupied for selling) I built everything including the cupboards; used and old Craftsman saw, hand miter box saw and a Radial Arm saw. They turned out really good, so it just proves that there's nothing wrong with them old tools.

Attached are some pictures of the cupboards and house.... photos are not too great, but me and the wife looked pretty darn good back in '81 & '82