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Originally Posted by GoGoGirl08  1) Is this possible? |
Its Possible, but would reduce the life of the boots dramatically! (see below)
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Originally Posted by GoGoGirl08 2) How much about will it cost? |
How longs a piece of string! To find a larger heel block, in the height you would need is the biggest problem! They would probably have to be made from scratch & would need someone with VERY specialist skills to make them. This would involve several hours labour & someone with a passion, a very sort after person!
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Originally Posted by GoGoGirl08 3) About how long (days, weeks?) will the process take? |
For someone described above, if you could find them would be very busy! So I would expect a considerable wait, but I might be wrong!
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Originally Posted by GoGoGirl08 4) Any other info! |
OK! Here’s what changing the heels will do! First of all its important to remember that your foot “has” to bend to walk, & platform boots restrict this movement. I’m sure the majority of platform wearers have had problems with the platforms coming away from the uppers in the circled area of this picture (your boots)
http://brilee.co.uk/hhplace/011.jpg
Why? Because your feet are putting tremendous strain on the uppers, by trying to bend as they normally would & its more a case of the uppers coming away from the platforms rather than the other way around.
Now throw into the equation your “new” larger blocks, in order for these to sit correctly on the upper they will look a little like these,
http://brilee.co.uk/hhplace/012.jpg
Now look at the distance between the front of them & the for mentioned “weak” spot. The strain will be increased in the circled area & the boots WILL fail, you’d be lucky to make it through your lovefest at all!
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Originally Posted by shrimper Many shoes and boots have unit bottoms so that changing the heel compromises the structural integrity of the footwear. |
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Originally Posted by GoGoGirl08 cuz on mine I can see the screw holding it in place. If I can unscrew it, i can just buy a different kind and screw that in.
Right? |
Wrong! The Screw you refer to isn’t! in 99% of cases (I could be wrong!) this is a serrated pin, driven into the heel at high pressure, there isn’t a screw thread on it, the slot on the head is a locating one.
I wouldn’t advice altering these boots, as you may run into complications.
Lee