Hi fellow XF enthusiasts,

Have anyone widened their NA rims in the rear?
I am thinking of making them into 10-11" rims and smack a 295/30/19 on there..
Any experience of this?

 

Wow. You must be/know one he!! of a welder.

And machinist.

And insurance agent.

 

they do widen rims here often...

 

That will drastically change your offset.
Can they widen a "cast" aluminum wheel?
Stock wheels are 29 lbs apiece in rear, that plus the big **** spacer will add lots of rotational weight.
Are you set on stock wheels?
There are several of options for 18x8-8.5 19x10-10.5-11 "if" you redrill the rear hubs to a 5x114.3 and use a 73mm- 66 mm hub spacer.
Even lightweight roto formed wheels. You could take around 15-20 lbs of rotational weight off the rear wheels.

 

Think I will stick to stock NA as I like the looks. same weight as SRT-6 wheels in front. Rear is like 2 lbs heavier only.

I want to prevent the 285/30 to look so dame fat from side on the NA rims..

 

I see you're in FLA but here has to be a place like this down there.
If you were in MI you would go here Weldcraft Wheels Wheel Widening Wheel Repairs Wheel Restoration