Center Holes

rockhardpeterkin

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Has anyone ever ground out the center holes of there wheels? mine are 1/4 inch to small so i was thinking about grinding off an 1/8 is this possible?
Thanks Ben
 
it shouldn't be a problem as long as you don't get too close to the stud holes. What are the rims off of and what are you trying to put them on?
 
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Im trying to put Chevy rims on a Wagoneer which is pretty much the same as a toyota so a little grinding and a spacer i should be good to go thanks for all the help!

Ben
 
Couple thoughts:
The roll in the center is part of the structural integrity of the wheel.
I have seen it done before, but there is an abundance of after market wheels out there, used, that will fit all three. So for the time, cost of disc's, you might want to consider just finding some different wheels.
The draw back I have seen is because of loosing that roll or ridge, I have seen some wheels split from the grind area to the lug hole.
 
rockhardpeterkin said:
Im trying to put Chevy rims on a Wagoneer which is pretty much the same as a toyota so a little grinding and a spacer i should be good to go thanks for all the help!
Ben
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This sounds like a recipe for disaster! will you be driving this vehicle on public roads? Have you ever looked out your window & seen one of your wheels bouncing merrily alongside of you? I have, & it seems like the first thing I thought was dang the guy behind me lost a wheel off his car, then I heard the scraping grinding sound of my right rear backing plate hitting the ground. Luckily I was only going about 25MPH, & didn't crash. Now my problem was the wrong wheel studs didn't fit the axle flange tightly enough. If your problem was just the center being too small, A trip to the local machine shop would fix that. I don't know what A toyota has to do with putting chevy rims on a waggy,:shaking: but you'll want to measure at least the bolt circle, & see if they are exactly the same. To do this, ( on a 5 hole rim) you measure from the center of one lug hole to the center of the 2nd hole away from the one you start with. If it's got 6 holes, I think it gets measured from the center of one hole to the center of the opposite hole. If these measurements aren't exact then you may lose a wheel. The lugs will work themselves loose, & you may never see it coming. If any of this sounds a little harsh to you, then I did a good job with my explanation!
 
#1 you need to determine if you have "hub centric" or "lug centric" wheels.

Wheels are centered on a vehicle either by the hubs or the lugs.
If it is is hub centric and you grind the hub, you are not going to like the results, also if it is lug centric and you use the wrong lug nuts disasters will happen.

::beer::
 
Yeah

Like on my xj the lugs center the wheel. But I saw a friend at work grind the center hole just like a 1/16 of an inch to fit them on his truck once. Even though they looked even it was next to impossible to balance them on a conventional balancing machine. Hard to believe but true.
 
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