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Hi all, Ive been looking at old post on here and elsewhere, I'm comfortable that the alloys Ive got can be re drilled to the correct pcd between the current holes and those pluged back up............. BUT I'm struggling to find anyone who actually does this kind of thing! And what price id expect to pay? The alloys are rare and cost a bit to begin with so I'm not keen on doubling their value with expensive after work! ive looked in to hub mods but its a no go with the other wheels I already have etc etc. and would need new rear hubs making, whole load of new issues right there! current pcd is 3.75" and I'm needing 4", ive purchased nuts but being rare I couldnt get 7/16" so have drilled out some already and re threaded those with great results!   funny though how becca has just re joined showing same alloys lol. |
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becca
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I don't know if they do it, but Pristine Alloys in Woburn Sands refurbed my wheels, and where there was light curbing [previous owner, don't bring out the female comments haha!] they actually welded new metal in so I could still have a polished finish, most companies just shove a load of filler in there!
Worth ringing up places and asking.
Although I know a lad who had his wheels redrilled BUT I don't think he had the old holes plugged up and it wasn't cheap :/
It really depends on how much you paid for the wheels, what they're worth and what they're worth to you. I paid £100 for mine but they're worth WAAAAY more than that to me!!!
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I had some Fiat alloys remachined for 4 inch pcd using sleeved nuts. Involved offset machining original holes to the size of the sleeves. Also done the same with 100mm pcd wheels.
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unitybonez
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Blowing Pintos
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May 21, 2013 10:01:20 GMT
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^^ yeah, thats the way i knew too.
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Sent from my ouiji board.
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May 21, 2013 11:41:32 GMT
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If you don't want to use sleeve nuts then you can also fit steel inserts offset to give 4 inch pcd.
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MrSpeedy
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www.vintagediesels.co.uk
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May 21, 2013 12:21:15 GMT
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I assume you've measured and established that there's not sufficient room to use PCD adaptors?
One thing to bear in mind is that if you look closeley, you'll still be able to see where the old holes were, even after welding, as the filler rod material will not be an exact match to the parent metal
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May 21, 2013 12:44:16 GMT
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I'm assuming it's the wheels on the rear in the top photo? If so, I had a similar dilemma when I wanted a different PCD in a set of my wheels. I wanted 4x108 but the original PCD was 4x120. Rather than having them plugged/welded/machined, I just had the new PCD machined in between the original holes with the correct taper for the inserts:  I then did a quick refurb of the wheels leaving the 8 holes 'Halfords Special Multi-fit' look because, meanwhile, I had something else being made:  Rather than the expense of having plugs, welding and machining...only for the welds still to be visible, I had thin 'cover plates' machined to fit into the recess of the wheel which had 4x108 PCD with holes 'just' big enough to fit over the wheel bolts and the right centre bore to fit the original centre caps. These plates then covered the original 4x120 holes so the wheel looks just like a 4 stud one, but with none of the hassle of plugging/welding/machining...and a fair bit cheaper too! And they match better than you'd expect...far better than the method you're looking for.  The engineering company made the plates a bit smaller than I wanted, so they don't actually fill the recess exactly as I was planning (there's a small gap around the outer edge which I didn't really want) but to be honest, once they are on, you actually have to have it pointed out to you to notice. When Bryn was shooting the car for the Classic Ford feature, he was taking close up pics and didn't even register that the wheels had plates fitted, I had to tell him. He was gobsmacked!  In daylight, they are even less obvious and you really have to bend down and look closely to even begin to notice that all is not what it seems.  Total outlay was £120 for the redrilling and the cover plates to be made. They are simply held on with double sided sticky pads because they are so light...they certainly haven't budged since putting them on.  Food for thought? |
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becca
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May 21, 2013 12:54:03 GMT
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Such a good idea ^^^
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May 21, 2013 13:52:08 GMT
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Crazy! I've been on the phone talking to a machine shop and asked them if they could just do the new pcd as I was planning cover up plates myself!! Log back on here and see the same solution, looks great shows me its more than possible also!
Looks great too.
Ill figure something out they need to go on!
Cheers
Chris
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