Front wheel trimming 2wd?

[paulj]

Hi, I've seen a few posts from drivers talking about cutting wheels 'narrow' when using Schumacher cut staggers and have some questions about this that I'm hoping can be answered here.

Is this done as a matter of course with all cut staggers or are there specific conditions when this would be done?

Is it only done with the low profile version of the tyre?

When cutting the front wheels down is it a case of cutting the inside part of the wheel to remove the inner tyre bead area, leaving a single lip that the tyre bead sits against? In simple terms do you remove ~5mm or so from the inside edge of the wheel all the way around?

[h0m3sy]

Its easy to do Paul, all I use is a pair of curved scissors that I use for cutting shells out. Put the tyre on the wheel and you will soon see the area that needs trimmed.

[Andyp]

Here's a pic, narrow/cut on the left wide on the right..

[paulj]

Thanks for the replies - that picture saves a thousand words Andy

Would you trim them every time when using stagger ribs then?

[Andyp]

Well I'm sure others may have different options but I think most people and myself run a narrow wheel (trimmed) for the "low profile"cut/non cut stagger and a standard wheel for the normal stagger. Hope that kinda makes sense

[paulj]

Thanks Andy, that makes perfect sense as the low pro cut staggers are a bit of a stretch on a stock front rim

[Paul Bee]

Originally Posted by Andyp

Well I'm sure others may have different options but I think most people and myself run a narrow wheel (trimmed) for the "low profile" cut stagger and a standard wheel for the normal stagger. Hope that kinda makes sense

Andy, re your comment on normal stagger on a standard rim, do you use an insert to maintain the profile? So far I've only tried a low profile cut stagger on narrow rim without insert.

Paul