![]() A 16-inch reverse lip wheel can be made into 18-inch double step lip. A step lip will always increase its reverse lip counterpart to one inch above in total diameter. This requires a new upsized diameter inner barrel and outer lip in its step lip counterpart. The same goes for 16-inch reverse to 17-inch step, and so on. Without getting too technical, all three-piece wheels that are 17-inch reverse lip (for example) can be converted into an 18-inch step lip. a 16-inch to a 17- or 18-inch)? Are there any safety concerns with upsizing a wheel? What is involved in up-sizing a wheel (i.e. This way, every few months or so we will have an updated inventory. But we try to bring in what we can based on what our customers demand. There’s obviously a lot of details on logistics involved. Where do you usually bring in your wheels from? What’s involved in that?Ībout more than 95-percent of our wheels come straight from Japan via containers. And if they have hard time making an opinionated decision, we’re always here to help. Some customers would just bring us their own wheels to have them restored or rebuilt a certain way. In a way, I guess you can say they’re custom tailored to fit our customer’s preference. Many people would order a set of used wheels from us and have us build them accordingly to how they envision them to be, whether it’s changing the width, offset, or maybe the finish. We even offer consignment services to help you sell your wheels, this ends up working very well for our local customers.ĭo customers often bring you wheels to restore or rebuild, or do they usually source a set through you?īoth - about half and half. The only thing we don’t touch here is replica wheels. Almost anything wheel related can be done here, especially if they’re three-piece wheels. What kinds of services does Sensei 6 offer?īesides obviously selling used and new wheels, we also do refinishing, re-lipping, re-barreling, repairing, re-drilling, and numerous amounts of other work. Adding refinishing and rebuilding services to his repertoire, Sensei 6 was born five years ago, and has since become a bit Instagram famous for its examples of beautiful wheel builds with ridiculous amounts of attention to detail applied. One set turned to two, and two to three before he knew it, Mo was buying shop space to house his rotating collection. Jordan Mo of Sensei 6 has always been surrounded by the automotive world, in one way or another, but the simple act of selling off a set of wheels he had hanging around the house launched him into the industry professionally. With that in mind, we spoke to two guys that are ingrained in the movement of bringing old wheels back to life in one way or another, and they were nice enough to answer all our questions. ![]() Restoring or retrofitting a wheel to fit your ride can be a great way to remain authentic and still rock a classic design, or stay painstakingly period correct – if that’s what you’re into. In a time where “if it ain’t broke, don’t fix it,” has turned into “if it’s broke, just go buy something new and shiny,” it’s pretty great to see more and more enthusiasts in the wheel scene kick that trend and make what was once great, great again for their modern builds. Photography Courtesy of Sensei 6 & JB MaF ![]()
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