I know most guys that run them took them to a professional to have the centers bored out but for those tightwads, like me, that did it with a holesaw or some other way, have you had any problems after the fact? I picked up some nice new chrome ones with tires and plain centercaps pretty cheap and now I'm itching to get them on. Does anyone know of a place in NOVA/Md that will do this cheap?

My other wheels will be sold or sold/traded for stockers soon.........

 

Did my own and that was 30K ago not any problems yet. The chrome are the best looking. Cut-um down put um on & Ride. Look for Hoot's post. One moor thing I did mine with die grinder and 4'' grinder to finish till thy fit. No problems It will take you about hour and half.

 

I've seen Hoots post but I don't have all that sophisticated equipment to do it "Right". I'll be doing it with a hole saw..

 

I just put mine on about three weeks ago. I thought about the hole saw and then decided against it. There is actually quite abit of material that has to come out to get the correct size hub size. All of the tapered lip inside wil be gone once you are done. If you had a set with tires you could maybe do the hole saw thing but if you don't get it right you may have balancing problems with your next set of tires. I took mine to a local machine shop and they put them on a lathe and took out the needed amount although it was about 4.80 rather than 4.774. Hope this helps but if you want it done right use a mill or a lathe.

 

However you get it done, make good and sure that they go on AND come off the truck . I made the mistake of not checking and had a flat in the middle of nowhere and couldn't get the "bleepin' " tire off to put the spare on ! Used every last cuss word I could think of and my high lift jack and a tow strap . So if the machine shop guy says " they're a little tight " , make 'em fix them right and make 'em a little loose !

 

I did mine at home on my mill with a flycutter. Have rotated then every oil change with no issues. 19K miles and counting. I would not use a hole saw, a machine shop should not be to much to know it's done right. JMHO

 

The fact that our rims are hub-centric and align themselves by the center hole makes me leary of using a hole saw. I wouldn't do it. Leave it to a pro.

 

Well, I am trying not to have to remove the tires and then have them remounted and balanced afterwards. Did I mention that I'm a tightwad????

 

I would have them machined. you want you wheel to still be true. you go hacking around on it and the wheel itself may be way out of balance and also not be perfectly alined on the hub. I would be leary about using anthing other than a mill/cnc something like that.

 

I just took my die grinder and got a tip for aluminum and went to town. I've done 2 sets now with no problems. I ground a little, test fit them, cut a little more until they fit.

 

Do you just have to get rid of that little lip on the very inside of the hole? When I measure it it looks like that's right about 4 3/4"..

 

If you just get rid of the lip it's not quite big enough. You have to open it up a hair larger than that. That's where the test fitting comes in.

 

The Dodge wheels are NOT hub-centric. We have gone over this....

 

Well, a friend gave me an old drill press that I can mount on the side of my workbench and should be able to get a nice straight cut. I prefer to use the holesaw but it seems I may have a hard time finding one without spending $100.00 on a whole set that I will never use. Where did you guys get yours? Medicshawn, did you use a stone to grind the centers out or did you use the metal bit with the teeth all over it? I think that's what I may end up doing....

 

Hey 4x4not,
Is that you Dan? Nice wheels! I sure wish I would have kept those center caps though!! You know, my current wheels would look good on your truck too once I get the H2s on..