Suspension/Wheels/Tires/Brakes

Question on getting wheel faces machined

Thread Tools
 
Search this Thread
 
Old 05-05-08, 02:11 AM
  #1  
Do a barrel roll!

Thread Starter
iTrader: (4)
 
Rxmfn7's Avatar
 
Join Date: Oct 2001
Location: Lower Burrell, PA
Posts: 7,529
Likes: 0
Received 2 Likes on 2 Posts
Question on getting wheel faces machined

This has been bouncing around in my head for a while, and half of me thinks its probably the dumbest idea ever, but part of me thinks it would be safe. Anyway, say you have a wheel that has a bit too much offset, and is rubbing on your fenders. Would there be much harm in having a machine shop take a few mm off of the inside face of the wheel (where it bolts to your hub), and basically increasing the offset? Im not talking about a huge amount of material, but maybe 5mm? Just wanted to throw it out there for discussion.
Old 05-05-08, 03:31 AM
  #2  
Endure Persevere Succeed

iTrader: (30)
 
Jaiyurai's Avatar
 
Join Date: Apr 2005
Location: Berkeley, CA
Posts: 1,693
Received 37 Likes on 30 Posts
Nope. I've done it before without any problems.
Old 05-05-08, 11:43 AM
  #3  
Lives on the Forum

 
Black91n/a's Avatar
 
Join Date: Sep 2003
Location: BC, Canada
Posts: 5,707
Likes: 0
Received 4 Likes on 4 Posts
It'll be HIGHLY dependant on the wheel though, as some wheels have lots of extra metal there, others don't. I do believe that some wheels that are offered in different offsets are even just be machined from the same blanks, but yours might not be that way, and it might just be unsafe in your case, there's no way to tell from here.
Related Topics
Thread
Thread Starter
Forum
Replies
Last Post
cristoDathird
Introduce yourself
28
05-30-19 08:47 PM
Claudio RX-7
Haltech Forum
5
04-23-19 02:50 PM



Quick Reply: Question on getting wheel faces machined



All times are GMT -5. The time now is 04:55 PM.