mikecoombs
Active Member
I've sent my newly acquired Rostyle wheels off to have them split, rechromed and rewelded but have run into a snag. One of the four was welded together rather than riveted in a manner that means I can't re use the old rim .Which I thought was ok as I wanted to fit new 6" rims to the newly chromed centres anyway. we discovered today however that the Rostyle Well diameter is 310mm (the distance across the inside of the rim). Problem is the standard rim diameter is 312mm. The only welding allowed on a steel rim is to fix rim to spider (centre) so we can't just add a 1mm sheet around the centre and weld it on then attach the centre to it. I can use the old rims for three wheels but that leaves me one wheel short. Does anyone have any idea what other 14" rims Rubery Owen made with 310mm well diameters? That might be available in Australia? Or does someone have one with a stuffed centre and decent riveted rim?
Mike
Mike