xflowgolf
xflowgolf Dork
3/10/14 9:27 a.m.

On my dad's Alfa GTV6, he has a set of 3-piece 15" Simmons wheels, and we're hoping to find a set of wider outer lips so he can fit more tire correctly. Here's a pic of the wheels, which currently have an old set of 225/50/15 Yokohoma street tires, and you can see how much reverse stretch (?) there was with that setup. The car has a supercharged 3.0 swap, so it needs the contact patch to get the power down (prefer not go back down to a 205).

Simmons was an Australian firm that closed shop, so OE is needle in a haystack.

We've found http://www.whitehorseindustries.com.au/metal-spun-wheels.html which makes BBS and Simmons wheel lips, but that would require ordering/shipping from Australia.

I am thinking there has to be a similar company here in the US?

The wheels currently measure barely 7" width, and he's wanting to run at least a 225/45 (BFG Rival perhaps) so an extra inch of rim width would be ideal.

aussiesmg
aussiesmg MegaDork
3/10/14 10:48 a.m.

Not much help except early Saleens ran Simmons but I think they were 16s.

I love those which is why I have a set

chandlerGTi
chandlerGTi SuperDork
3/10/14 11:27 a.m.

Jongbloed, Rotiform, kodiak and Wheelflip all make customs wheel parts. Last I checked jongbloed was the best deal.

xflowgolf
xflowgolf Dork
3/10/14 12:24 p.m.
chandlerGTi wrote: Jongbloed, Rotiform, kodiak and Wheelflip all make customs wheel parts. Last I checked jongbloed was the best deal.

Thanks, I'll look into those as well.

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