Wheel Re-centering

[Bucking Bronco]

My front axle is about 3 in wider then the rear, I am considering cutting the center out on 2 of the wheels and re-welding them increasing the offset 1.5” on each wheel

To me it sounds simple but is there anything I should worry about except getting them centered.

Or is there someone local who does stuff like this

I normally would not care but my front axle with tires is nearly 86” wide and my trailer is only 83” wide

 

[Caleb]

IMO, 3" wider in the front (especially on a buggy) is about right. Having a wider front helps with your turning radius. Also having different offsets screws up any chance of having a single spare.

 

[I Lean]

I've done it. It's a pain in the butt (mostly the grinding out of the existing welds) but works. I trued it up before welding by mounting it on the axle and placing something next to it as a reference point, then tapped it until it was as true as I could get it. (turned out to always have about 1/8" of runout, but that's excellent compared to the out-of-the-box rim's 1/4" )

In my case I didn't have a single spare option like Caleb said, but it was worth it for me because I had a full-width D60 up front with a Toyota minitruck rear axle, so there was a good 8" of width difference so every little bit helped.

 

[KHalls]

I've done this also. Takes some time, and dirty work getting those welds out.
They have been working for me for quite a few years now. Centered 'em up like Carl did.
In my case I was just too cheap to get different wheels.

 

[Bucking Bronco]

What sucks is they are brand new wheels, I have thought about selling them but I dont want to take a loss on something that is new.

I was considering just selling 1 and buying 2 more with the offset and then using the other as a spare.