Question about a wheel re-drill

[.Mad Hatter.]

Hey guys, I am curious what would be involved in doing a re-drill to a particular set of wheels.

Wheels in question are Work VS-XX, they are 5x114.3 and I need them 5x112, How can this be done cleanly? There is no center cap to hide any machine work, but I know it has been done before.

Estimated cost?

TIA

[wagonist]

wobble bolts and hub centric rings

[.Mad Hatter.]

nope, offsets are too high, but not high enough to run 18mm adapters. i need like 10-12 mm.

[wagonist]

your talking about 1.15 millimeters or 0.04" difference between 5x114.3 and 5x112, thats thinner then your house key, plus if yourcar uses 12mm bolts you don't even need a redrill just remachine the ball seats, so no it won't look bad.

[wagonist]

if this is for a vw or audi that has 5x112 or post-03 benz then you got 14mm bolts, if you have a pre-02 benz then you got 12mm bolts.

its really not worth the $200 to redrill when wobble bolts will work just fine with a 10mm spacer, but some people need that piece of mind.

[.Mad Hatter.]

heh? I'm not talking about the bolts, I'm talking about the amount of space I need. The wheels are et38, I would like them to be closer to et25, but the smallest 5x112>5x114.3 adapter is 18mm thick, and wobble bolts do not come in longer than stock lengths. my car uses 14mm bolts.

[.Mad Hatter.]

everything i see says to NOT use wobble bolts with a spacer...I didnt even know they came in anything longer than a "standard" length.

[JVC]

Motorsports Tech can do 15mm adapters if you ask them.

[wagonist]

you really think a 15mm adapter is safer the wobble bolts?

[.Mad Hatter.]

no, but i think a 15mm adapter bolted to the hub is safer than running a 15mm spacer with stock length bolts. why do you seem to think you can run wobble bolts with such a large spacer? i dont recall asking about what my options were, i asked about a re-drill.

[.Mad Hatter.]

Motorsports Tech can do 15mm adapters if you ask them.

thank you! apparently adaptec can do the same, but by request as well.

[Oxer]

Or any wheel refurb place should be able to redrill them to the specs you need.

[Joker]

no, but i think a 15mm adapter bolted to the hub is safer than running a 15mm spacer with stock length bolts. why do you seem to think you can run wobble bolts with such a large spacer? i dont recall asking about what my options were, i asked about a re-drill.

why do u flame ppl who are trying to help u? there are longer wobble bolts than standard lenght, i run 20mm spacers with wobble bolts from 4x98 to 4x100, don't be a douche with ppl next time u ask for advice

[.Mad Hatter.]

Well, for starters I asked a very specific question, then I clarified twice about what I was looking for. He asked if I thought one was safer than the other, that point is moot because I would need to run a spacer either way.

I'm not being a douche, I asked a very specific questions, and am open to options. His posts made very little sense though.

Anyway, if they make longer wobble bolts I am all for that, who makes them?

[firelizard]

Regardless of bolt length, I'd be incredibly wary of using wobble bolts and spacers without a hubcentric setup.