bigb3433

had a question about opening up my wheel options for my gsl...instead of waiting for the occasional set of 15x7's that i like when i actually have money ive considered having new holes drilled with studs put in them in a more common lug pattern like 114.3 or somthing or maybe just drilling the new holes and using the stock lug nut/bolts.....im in to vw's and a lot of guys do this has any body else done this on there car?

i dont want to use spacers and by looking at the replacement rotors in my garage it seems like there would be enough matrerial there where it would still be strong what do u guys think?

Lt. Dan

bad idea

SparkienSuggah

there are people around here who do the exact same thing, but i always hear about them taking the rotors to a machine shop, so no hand drill for you

the only downside to this is that everytime you replace your rotors you need to re-drill them. also, your rear axle will need to be re-drilled.

LokiRx7.1

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You can go to just about any wheel manufacturer and have them make the wheel of your choice in a "blank" which is the finished wheel with no lugs. Then you will pay a drill charge, I've been quoted $30.00 for each wheel. in the long run I think this would be cheaper, I dont know why more first gen owners dont do this. Well other than the fact it is expensive to buy new wheels....

MattG

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Thats sounds like a smart idea loki !

At first I that he was talking about drilling Engine Rotors! lol

LokiRx7.1

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Lol! thats what I thought! but actually not every company will do it, they will bitch about the extra hassle. just wait until you tell them the bolt pattern, they'll think your nuts

aussiesmg

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Who will do it Loki?

Modified85

A list of the companys that are willing to custom drill blanks would be a nice thing to have.

bigb3433

that sounds like a good idea i just figured doing the same with the rotors would be easier but then again since there isnt a company making lots of rotors with diffrent patterns i bet it would be expensive in the long run................................by the way by drill i meant have them done by a machine shop not a hand drill thats just unsafe

Arockrx7

Why not just swap to SE suspension. it would be better in the long run.

LokiRx7.1

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Oh **** ummm I have no idea specifically, I see no reason why a company wouldnt want to do it you just have to pay a drill charge, I already forgot what brand the wheels were that I had done. Your best bet would be to go to any wheel shop or a tirediscounters pretty much anywhere that sells wheels and ask pick a few wheels and have them call on each one untill they find someone who is willing to do this. They prefer you pick the wheels with the center cover that covers the lugs, i dont see why. But I sold mine and went to Rikens. But if you go through a middle man it is a little expensive, for me it ended up being $1200 or so for a set of four, but thats plus tires and balancing. Like I said you'll just have to experiment, I've found the smaller wheel companies usually dont want to do it, the larger firms probably just dont give a crap.

LokiRx7.1

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An SE swap can be time consuming, this is just easier for those of us that realize that drums are more than enough to stop such a little car. And in the long run it wont make a difference. why ruin an SE when you could just have a set of wheels made? its getting hard to find 205/60 13's so I might do this again, I dont regret selling my initial set I didnt like them after about 6 months. This way is probably equally expensive and soooo much easier.

FirebirdSlayer666

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185/70 13's aren't much easier to find LOL

LokiRx7.1

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ask someone if they've ever seen a 205 13, Im starting to get the same looks as I get when I ask for a 4x110 wheel.....

boiler81

Ok so nobody has their disc rotors redrilled for an "available" wheel pattern, wheel spacers are expensive and screw-up the offset, nobody knows of any wheel manufacturers who will provide a custom drilled 4x110, and the stock tire sizes are becoming extinct...
So what's a 1st gen. owner suppose to do?

FirebirdSlayer666

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^^^^^^^Adapt or go extinct

SparkienSuggah

mustang rims!!


you guys must think im ******* nuts (not to mention unknowledgeable