Hi 06M109R , the wheel was cut , the outer part thrown away
and the outer parts from another rim (little wider )were welded to the center part .
((so you keep a little more on center part of receiving rim , and keep a little more on outer
parts of donor rim , giving you a wider rim ))
Personnaly I am going to widen 7/8 on right side , and 5/8 on diff side , the diff side is always
the side that rubs on the swingarm , so using shim to move wheel , or widening with offset
should place rim in middle of swingarm.
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You want as much info as possible , OK , I read that when cutting and welding ,
you better make sure all the paint was removed from the aluminum where you are going to weld ,
and 1 inch more on each side , this is to not contaminate the weld , the grade of aluminum
in our rims is crappy so we need all the help we can get for a good quality weld .
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The old way was to cut rim , make a 3/4 inch strip of aluminum (fabricate that
strip at welding shop )and weld that strip where the cut was made .
doing that on both sides gave 4 welds , with the new way you need 2 rims
to make one , but you have less welding .
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Compared to the past ,now they cut closer to the center part of the wheel ,
it seems to make the difference between fragile rims ,and stonger ones.
I also read that if you have the choice, it is better to get the outside rim part with the square lip,
and not the one with no lip , you can see Jrrose69'rim as no lip where the tire sits , it
is another element to make rim stronger.
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pictures of old way .
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PS , when it comes to balancing , just put some Dyna beeds in there .
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