Many car owners are trying to give their car a certain personality in order to distinguish it from the general flow. At the same time, they don’t go for any tricks, ranging from banal stickers on glass and bodywork, and ending with quite serious processing of the bodywork and external elements.

What are unravelings?

Recently, another one has become popular, concerning not the body, but the wheels, during which they change the geometry on their own rim, which allows you to install tires of increased width on cars. Such alterations of disks are called "splicing".

It is noteworthy that there is practically no benefit from such alterations. But since the installation of splicing allows you to highlight the car at least a little, such tuning is now in fairly good demand.

Of course, you can just buy wider wheels, but they are expensive, and not all models can be fitted with them. But the revision of the disk is available for any car, even the old Moskvich.

The essence of the method of making splicing comes down to just cutting the disk and installing an insert between the resulting halves.

There are several manufacturing technologies for splicing, and further we will consider the most common of them.

Advantages and disadvantages

But first, we point out what the wheels of increased width installed on the car give.

Of the positive qualities from their use, it is noted:

• Original, non-standard type of wheels;
• Ease of manufacture with minimal cost;
• Increased tire contact patch with the road due to the greater width, which affects the car's patency.

That's all positive traits from installing splicing on cars over.

But such tuning has more disadvantages:

• Increased fuel consumption;
• Decrease in the dynamic performance of the car;
• Decreased controllability of the car at high speeds;
• Increased axle load resulting in premature wear bearings.

This also includes the difficulty of finding tires with increased width, because standard tires will no longer sit on such a disk.

Yes, and changes in the design of the disk itself will certainly affect its strength characteristics. And no matter how high-quality unweldings are made, they still cannot be considered safe.

And finally, though trifling, but still a drawback. A car with splices installed will have to be washed much more often, since the edge of the wheels will protrude beyond the fenders.

Because of this, even entering a small puddle will be accompanied by abundant splashing of the sides of the car.

Therefore, before proceeding with the manufacture of splicing, you should think it over well, because to do unique car possible in other ways.

For those who decide to equip their car with such disks, it will not take so much.

"Donors" for creating splices are ordinary stamped steel discs. Cast ones are not suitable for this, since the material of their manufacture is very difficult to weld, and indeed any intervention in their design is fraught with serious consequences.

Steel discs are inexpensive, easy to work with, and they weld well, and without welding they cannot be created.

First, let's go through the design of the stamped disk itself. It consists of the disk itself (with a central and mounting holes) and a rim with beads on which the tire sits. In this case, the rim sits on the disk and is welded to it.

There are two main ways to unsolder - from two discs (easier, but more expensive) or using an insert. Moreover, the second method may differ in the method of execution.

Therefore, we will consider each of them in more detail, and on the example of specific cars.

Splicing of two discs

The first will be the VAZ-2108 car. In general, the described technology is suitable for almost any car of the VAZ family, since their discs practically do not differ structurally.

The peculiarity of all work is to make all the cuts as even as possible. This concerns not only the splices obtained by this method, but in general all.

For cutting, it is best to use a lathe, where it is possible to evenly fix the disk. But not everyone has the opportunity to use such equipment, therefore, to manufacture the necessary product in garage conditions you will need:

• Measuring tools (ruler, caliper);
• wheel hub;
• Angle grinder machine with cutting wheels ("Bulgarian");
• Welding machine;
• Seam sealer.

In order to make the cut as evenly as possible, it is better to make a fixture from the hub (any one will do, the main thing is that the rim sits evenly and can be fixed). Its essence is a shaft on which a hub with bearings is put on.

This shaft is fixed on the frame (table, flat floor), and the position of the shaft must be strictly horizontal. That is, you need to install the fixture so that the disk stands without skew.

Also, for the convenience of work, you can make a holder for the "Bulgarian" from improvised means, and fix it on the same bed as the shaft with the hub. Moreover, the holder must ensure the ability to move "Bulgarian".

There is another way.

Having prepared the tool and fixtures, let's get to work:

It remains only to paint the disk, put rubber on it, balance the wheel and install it on the car.

The described method is inconvenient in that two discs are needed to make one splice, which slightly increases costs, but it is easy to perform and, importantly, there is only one weld.

Splicing with spacer

The second method does not require so many discs, one set is enough. But in terms of implementation, it is more difficult.

Consider it on the example of the VAZ-1111 Oka car.

The peculiarity of this car is that it uses wheels with a diameter of 12 inches.

The method described below boils down to using a spacer. Of the tools, in addition to those described above, you will additionally need a rolling machine and 4 even strips sheet metal 3 mm thick, 50-60 mm wide and at least 1.5 m long.

Splicing according to this method is done like this:

Splicing with a spacer, the second method

The last method of making splicing is identical to the spacer method. The only difference is the location of the incision. An example in this case would be a UAZ car.

Many car owners have recently mastered an interesting method of improving wheels - splicing. This method involves increasing the width of the rim of the rim in order to be able to use wider rubber. This is done to give the car a stylish look, as well as to improve adhesion to the road surface, which has a positive effect on driving performance car.

This method is applicable to any car models. But most often it is customary to put splicing on a VAZ - it is this brand that, as a rule, lends itself to this type of wheel tuning. In order to make wheels of this type, LADA is suitable for almost any model and wheels R13, R14 and even R15.

Splicing at the VAZ

Learn more about splicing and its benefits

So, as mentioned above, unwelding is rim with increased rim width. On LADA cars, the wheel width is from 5J to 6.5J, depending on the type. If you make splices from standard products of 13, 14 or 15 inches, you can achieve a width of 7J, 8J and even 10J. It can be argued that we will be limited by the arches of the wings, but they can be rolled out or cut off - motorists know that this is not a problem.

You can make splicing in 2 ways, namely:

• welding into the middle of the rim of a steel strip;
• by welding 2 halves of cut rims.

Obviously, only stamped products are taken for the manufacture of splices - they allow the use of welding. Alloy wheels do not withstand thermal loads, therefore they are not suitable for this purpose.

Methods for making splices at the VAZ

Among the advantages of splicing, the owners of LADA cars name:

• modernized stylish appearance;
• improving the grip of the wheel with the road;
• low cost;
• the ability to make them with your own hands;
• Suitable for both 13" and 14" wheels.

It is logical that low cost splicing is one of the main arguments in their favor. LADA cars belong to the budget range, and many owners are not ready to spend large sums on improving their car.

A little about the features

Most LADA models are completed at the factory regular disks at 13 inches. This is the VAZ 2109 (the well-known "nine"), and the VAZ 2105, VAZ 2106, and most other LADA models. LADA 2110, as well as VAZ 2112, VAZ 2114 and other cars of this series provide for the installation of regular 14-inch wheels. Obviously, changing the width of the rim may entail the need to install non-standard rubber. This point should also be taken into account.

If you decide to put wheels with a width of 6.5J or 7J on your VAZ 21099 car, you will have to use rubber for 14 inches. While regular products for this model are 13-inch. Therefore, many owners of the VAZ 21099, like the VAZ 2105 or VAZ 2106, prefer to abandon regular wheels R13 and put splicing of 14-inch wheels.

If you go even further and want to secure a 10J rim width, you'll have to use 15" tires. Therefore, you need to put disks with a diameter of 14 or 15 inches - such tires will not work on R13 wheels. If we are talking about the models "LADA" 2110, 2112, 2114 or other cars from this series, there will be no problems - they are equipped with R14 wheels. On other LADA models, which are factory equipped with R13 wheels, you can also install 14 inches - some experts say that this option is good for lovers of high-speed driving.

Rules traffic oblige to install only regular parts on the vehicle. But, as practice has shown, road inspectors look at wheel tuning through their fingers.

Splicing on the VAZ 2107

Before installing the splicing, you should carefully calculate all the dimensions and decide what kind of design changes can be made in the case of a particular automotive model. You should also calculate the cost of all wheel installation work and additional operations that may be required. For example, if the rim width you are planning doesn't fit your car, cutting or rolling out the fender arches should also be included in the budget.

Conclusion

Splicing is a popular way of wheel tuning, which consists in increasing the width of the wheel rim in order to be able to use wider tires.

Good day to all! Car tuning is a multifaceted and versatile procedure, ranging from serious technical improvements to the engine and suspension, ending with the simplest visual changes. Today's topic of conversation will be the splicing of discs.

Not everyone knows what it is, why they do splicing and what result it can eventually lead to.

This type of tuning is aimed at motorists who are not satisfied with the standard appearance of their car, they want to do something really unusual. I can say that unwelding can be done with your own hands. The production itself is carried out in 2 main ways. But first I want to answer other questions. The main one is this - is it worth putting boiled rims on your car.

When did such tuning appear

In cities such as Moscow, St. Petersburg, Minsk or Kiev, you can meet a fairly large number of car owners whose cars are equipped with boiled discs.

Although many consider this the prerogative of a purely sports cars, unwelding is put on a Gazelle, UAZ cars without any problems. Even for Oka, such tuning is not prohibited.

If you look into the history of autotuning in Russia, then the first samples of cars with welded rims appeared around the middle of the 70s of the last 20th century. Cars that took part in all kinds of competitions and competitions drove with such wheels. In fact, the splicing installation gave them a certain advantage when driving, since the car could have wider tires.

Most often, unwelding is done by fans of this type of competition on cars like drifting or drifting.

This is due to the fact that the modified disks provided better maneuverability and reliability while keeping the car on the track.

Popularization of tuning grew rapidly. Similar solutions can be found on many cars.

Some of the popular cars on which you can find welded discs include:

• Nissan 350Z;
• Nissan 370Z;
• Toyota Mark 2;
• Toyota Chaser;
• Nissan Skyline;
• Mitsubishi Lancer;
• Honda S2000;
• Honda Civic;
• Ford Mustang;
• Dodge Charger, etc.

But the list is not limited to these cars.

The most important thing is to understand what it is, why unwelding is needed and whether it is even worth using it on your own vehicle.

Methods and types of welding

There are currently no problems with and install the necessary kit on your own car. The price of products depends on a number of factors.

But what do you say that some of the two discs make just one? That is, in fact, to equip a car with 4 wheels, you will need to buy 4 disks. This is what is called splintering. Although objectively this is not the only way. The essence of the procedure is to increase the width of the stamped disk for vehicle. But in the case of cast products, such a focus will not work. Craftsmen and ordinary garage craftsmen work with stamped car tires. The production itself is independent and factory.

In the case of factory production, specialists simply make initially wider wheels. They differ in that they are very expensive, and the circulation itself is limited.

For owner inexpensive car buying a factory kit is definitely not an option. Objectively, it is very expensive, and only a few are willing to spend money on it.

That is why they go the other way. Namely, they do the welding with their own hands. But how to make one product suitable for installation on a car from two disks?

Actually there are 2 ways.

• The first option is simple, but the most expensive in terms of price. Here you need to take 2 disks, weld them together. It is extremely important to make an incision in a strictly defined place. The high cost is due to the need to purchase 2 sets of products at once to equip 4 wheels of the machine;
• The second method is cheaper, but harder to implement. Here you will need to use an additional strip of metal. It is cut out and rounded. One disk is cut in half, and a strip of metal is welded between these halves. The advantage of the method is that there are virtually no restrictions on the width of the created splicing.

To what extent it is expedient and necessary, judge for yourself. You can find a lot of videos on the net about how it is done and how it looks like in the end. The main thing is to be real for the received sizes.

In some cases, in order to install a boiled disc, you will also have to cut the wheel arch on the car.

Advantages and disadvantages

And now, as for me, the most important thing. I want to objectively look at the pros and cons of this type of tuning.

Of the advantages, only 2 points stand out. This is a spectacular and unusual appearance, as well as the ability to provide better stability and stability for cars that participate in drifting competitions. But mostly unwelding is used for exhibition cars that are not intended for everyday use.

But there are more disadvantages. Moreover, many disadvantages directly affect the characteristics, performance indicators and durability of the machine:

• it is sometimes very difficult to find tires with the right parameters;
• too much narrow rubber at any moment it can simply jump off the disk;
• such structures are difficult to install;
• pumping up tires on boiled rims is really only explosion methods;
• cars with such disks will not pass technical inspection;
• increased attention from traffic police and traffic police officers to cars with splicing;
• it is easy to get a fine for splicing;
• there is a high chance that the car will be taken to the impound.

As for me, there is absolutely no practical sense in unwelding. Yes, it is beautiful and visually spectacular. But no more.

Recently, cars with very wide wheels - splicing - have begun to appear on the roads more and more often. This invention came to us from the West, and in a short time gained popularity among domestic cars lovers.

Making such discs in specialized workshops is not a cheap pleasure. Therefore, more and more owners of domestic cars are thinking about how to make splicing with their own hands. So, what are the newfangled "slippers" for the car? What do you need to know to make them yourself?

What are splices and what are they for?

Splicing - rims of increased width. Splicing is made from two disks of factory stamping. At the same time, the width of the shelf of such a product is practically unlimited and can reach 10-12 inches (25-30 cm). In specialized services, the production of the product is carried out by sawing the disk along and welding a strip of metal between the two halves.

As for tires, then, as a rule, regular “rubber” is pulled on such disks, installing it with a “house”. It is generally accepted that such an installation provides additional advantages to splicing.

However, the real reason for mounting regular tires on an extended disk usually lies in the too high cost of “rubber”, suitable for splicing in size. So, 1 cylinder of rubber for splicing on a VAZ-2106 can compete with the price of the car itself at a cost. A set of such tires usually covers this cost.

When it comes to why splicing is needed, fans of newfangled tuning usually say that the car is splicing:

• holds the road better;
• looks stylish;
• has better controllability;
• rises in price when sold;
• splicing on a gazelle can be used instead of the rear “pair” of wheels.

In reality, all of the above is quite controversial and does not withstand the criticism of experts. TO negative qualities breakdowns include:

• rapid tire wear;
• the risk of destruction of welds when driving a car;
• an increase in rolling resistance, which leads to an increase in fuel consumption and an indirect increase in the wear of suspension units, engine, gearbox;
• claims from technical control services and traffic police;
• an increase in the braking distance due to a failure of the factory settings of the braking system.

Actually, the question of why splicing is needed, everyone decides for himself. The answer depends on what goals the car owner sets for himself. However, how to expand the disks with your own hands?

Self-made splicing

Do-it-yourself splicing on a VAZ is easy to make. This will require a garage and a minimum set of tools:

1. angle grinder with discs for metal;
2. welding machine, better "semiautomatic";
3. hammer;
4. tape measure or ruler;
5. 2 stamped discs for each splicing.

To boil discs, they begin by sawing them in half. One of the disks is sawn along the edge of the inner shelf, removing only its edge. The second is by removing the inside and leaving the shelf intact. Next, the surfaces are turned, after which the resulting halves are interconnected, putting one on top of the other, and boiled with a continuous seam. The quality of the weld should be given Special attention, otherwise the boiled disc may fall apart when hitting a pit or unevenness.

Depending on the qualifications of the master and the equipment available, the production of splices by this method can take from one to several days. There is also an analog way to unweld car rims, requiring only one "stamping" to produce one disk of increased width.

In this case, the disk is sawn along the edge of the shelf, after which a rounded strip of metal of the required width is welded into the middle. A disk made in this way, as a rule, is less reliable than one that took two "stamps" to make.

Unwelding from a legal point of view

From the point of view of law enforcement agencies, a boiled disk on a car is a change in its design. Such changes, regardless of whether the cornfield is being spliced ​​or a foreign car, require technical expertise. During the latter, experts check how safe the changes are. The likelihood that widened wheels, not backed up by a modified suspension and appropriate tires, will be considered safe is close to zero.

By installing splices on the VAZ-2107 or any other domestic car, you should be prepared for the fact that traffic police officers will issue a fine of five hundred rubles daily or prohibit the operation of a problematic car.

In addition, it will not be possible to re-register or deregister your transport. You can hide such changes only if, before visiting the traffic police department, the owner changes the wheels to standard ones.

many owners domestic cars VAZ dream to please their "iron horse" with wide-profile tires. VAZ 2114 at splicing and other car models after such tuning have not only a stylish look, but also improved driving performance by increasing adhesion to the road surface. Wanting to use extended tires by 13.14 or 15 inches, car owners install splices on the VAZ. For this upgrade, it is not necessary to buy new rims of increased width. You can make your own splicing by increasing the size of the wheel rim.

VAZ 2105 at splicing - features of splicing for Lada cars

Surely there are car owners who hear the word “unwelding” for the first time and have no idea what they are. However, this term is well known to car tuning enthusiasts who are fond of improving cars. So, splicing is called stamped discs, which have an increased width. Expanded steel rims can change the look of any car.

Expanded steel wheels can change the look of any car

They got their name due to the peculiarities of the manufacturing technology. Splicing on the VAZ 2107 and other models is easy to make on your own from old disks. This type tuning is popular with VAZ owners, for example, a fret at splicing immediately attracts attention. Self-manufacturing razvarok - an inexpensive alternative to purchased discs of increased width.

Let us consider in more detail the features of splicing. VAZ cars have a minimum width of a standard disk 5J, and maximum size depending on the brand of car, it can be 6.5J. Using conventional 13" rims, you can increase the width to 7J using splicing. Fourteen inch wheels can be modified to size 8J. If desired, the width of the 15-inch rims can be 10J.

Skeptics of such tuning may object that wheel arches will not allow you to install such disks with wide tires. However, for car enthusiasts, changing the size of the wheel arch is not a problem. After all, you can roll out the wing or trim it.

If you want to tune your car, do not forget that splicing can only be made from stamped discs. Steel discs can be cut and then welded. At the same time, they do not lose their presentation and strength as a result of thermal stress. From alloy wheels unwelding will not work, as it is problematic to cut them.

VAZ 2106 at splicing - advantages and disadvantages

If you are going to install splicing on a VAZ 2108 or any other Lada model, carefully analyze the advantages of such tuning and carefully study what difficulties you will encounter. Indeed, in addition to the advantages, splicing on the VAZ 2109 and other models have serious drawbacks.

Sporty outlines are acquired by a tuned car

So, let's first consider the positive aspects of using extended rims.

Main advantages:

• a tuned car acquires a sporty shape and a non-standard appearance;
• the coefficient of adhesion is increased due to the increased contact patch of the tire with the roadway;
• the cross-country ability of the car increases, which not only holds the road better, but is also able to move off-road;
• the controllability of the vehicle is significantly increased due to the use of wide-profile rubber;
• the cost of a tuned car increases, which allows you to get additional profit during the sale.

However, many experts criticize splicing and believe that extended wheels have much more disadvantages than advantages.

The main disadvantages of splicing:

• increased probability of destruction of a self-made weld while driving a car on a bumpy road;
• increased fuel consumption due to a sharp increase in the coefficient of rolling resistance;
• the need for additional costs to strengthen the suspension elements, the load on which increases;
• accelerated wear of car tires mounted on self-welded rims;

A tuned car has increased cross-country ability

• worsening dynamic characteristics a car that accelerates more slowly due to wide wheels;
• premature wear of wheel bearings caused by increased load on automobile axles;
• possible problems during the check technical condition car and stop by the traffic police.

In addition, you will have to face the difficulty of buying wide rubber, because ordinary wheels will no longer fit such a disk. Do not forget that changing the design of the disk will negatively affect its strength characteristics. Agree that a solid disc is much stronger than a welded one from two halves, regardless of the quality of the welding work. A spanned disk is not safe.

There is one more, albeit small, but still a drawback. Doors, mirrors and sides of a car with splicing will be very dirty. Even after a light rain, the car will have to be washed, since the dirt from the wheels protruding beyond the plane of the wing scatters a lot.

How to make a VAZ 2114 at splicing

Let's figure out how to make splicing. To do this, you can use one of the following two methods:

• extension of the standard wheel rim by welding into the central part of the steel strip;
• increasing the size of the rim by welding two halves of suitable rims.

After completion of welding work, it is necessary to clean the welding seam and cover the surface with sealant. It remains to install the tires, balance the wheels and see how the VAZ 2112 will look at splices or the VAZ 2110 at splices. Any model, including the nine, will become stylish and look like a fast-moving sports car.

Outcome

Deciding to get busy wheel tuning, take your time, consult with experts and once again evaluate how great the advantages are and what consequences the changes can lead to. It is advisable to entrust the manufacture of splices to specialists who will perform high-quality welding work that affects the safety of machine operation. However, be prepared for problems with re-registration, deregistration and unpleasant communication with representatives of the traffic police when the vehicle is stopped. So there is something to think about...