I recently picked up some H2 wheels and 35" tires. I know the centers have to be machined out to fit over the rears but I was under the impression that any machine shop could do this. Well, I live in Lousiana now (originally from California) and I cant seem to find a shop to do it. They're all telling me that they wont due it because it goes on a vehicle and the y dont want the liability. This seems pretty silly to me because they would only have to romove a small amount of metal. I did find a rim repair place that will do it but only if I drop the truck off and pay 50 bucks per wheel. I bought the rims because it was a cheap way to get the back spacing I need to run 35s with a 3" lift. Anyway, I came up with a solution and Im looking for opinion. What do y'all think about knocking the edge down with a small grinder and then cleaning it up and finishing it with a cylinder hone? I was thinking about a hone that can be used with a hand held electric drill. I figured if I took my time and test fitted that I could achieve a tight fit and centered hole. Any opinions?

 

If you do a search you'll find lots of articles about using a hole saw or a router. Very simple operation.

Wetspirit

 

That's a second for Wetspirit. When I searched on the H2 wheels, I followed his instructions. I purchased the hole saw from Home Depot, on-line (there wasn't any place local that sold one that big). And, by the time it arrived, a Harbor Freight opened up locally. I bought the drill for $89. It worked great! I did try to cut it out with a 1/2 AC Makita, but it didn't have enough a**. Good luck.

 

I did mine with a router. It was easy, took about 1 min a wheel and can be done with a small laminate or trim router and a carbide flush cutting bit. Brian

 

Do a search for (Hoot) he has a step by step with pictures. I however did my H2's with a hand grinder and took my time had no problems so far and 50K on them. Good luck wow thy ride grate and don't rub a bit.

 

Thanks for all the suggestions. I was a little hesitant to do it myself due the confusion out there as to wheather the wheels on our trucks are hub centered or lug nut centered. I didnt want to screw anything up. But I guess if I take it slow and am really carefull I should be able to do it. I guess Im going to try it with a hole saw since I dont have a router, although that is a pretty good idea. I might still try the cylinder hone on the final clean up.

 

spankdog,

The wheels are LUG centric. Just make sure you have enough clearance on the center hole to allow the lug bolts to pull the wheel to their center. Clearance is what you want in the center hole. Just don't cut the center hole so large as to remove all of the balancing taper on the back side. Clearance in the hub area is a good thing, no binding. Don't over think this.

Wetspirit