Can rims be milled to offset?
01-05-2005, 03:46 PM
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Can rims be milled to offset?
Just wondering....in theory if you have a, say, 30mm offset rim but think it would be better as a, say, 40mm offset...could the hub of the wheel be milled down 10mm? And yes, I am talking in theory about the G35c rims.....
01-06-2005, 12:27 PM
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Provided there is enough material on the hub of the wheel you can machine down the thickness or for that matter weld a spacer to the wheel hub to change the offset dimension. My father machined 0.88" off the mating surface of his 3 piece compmotive wheel for his ERA cobra. He was trying to stuff a 315 50 15 tire in the wheel well and needed to move the wheel inboard. The hub thickness was 2.25 inches thick however, so there was sufficient material for removal without compromising wheel integrity.
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Provided there is enough material on the hub of the wheel you can machine down the thickness or for that matter weld a spacer to the wheel hub to change the offset dimension. My father machined 0.88" off the mating surface of his 3 piece compmotive wheel for his ERA cobra. He was trying to stuff a 315 50 15 tire in the wheel well and needed to move the wheel inboard. The hub thickness was 2.25 inches thick however, so there was sufficient material for removal without compromising wheel integrity.
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01-06-2005, 02:53 PM
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Honestly, I very much doubt that oem wheels are manufactured to be that sensitive. You can hit a curb and take a huge chunk out of a Nissan oem wheel and be fine. Since he's talking about 10mm, that's not that much. 5mm would be a better number though.
But at the same time, I wouldn't touch a lightweight forged wheel though. Those are probably built much closer to the edge for performance sake.
It's probably never a good idea to machine off material off a wheel if you don't know what you are doing. But in the hands of a knowledgable person, it's probably fine.
But at the same time, I wouldn't touch a lightweight forged wheel though. Those are probably built much closer to the edge for performance sake.
It's probably never a good idea to machine off material off a wheel if you don't know what you are doing. But in the hands of a knowledgable person, it's probably fine.
Originally Posted by Cutlr7
Then his wheel falls off due to change in structural rigidity.... Sheer Brilliance 
01-06-2005, 02:54 PM
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Originally Posted by Cutlr7
your Waver=
, I think you mean Waiver 
, I think you mean Waiver now stop whoring josh's thread!!
JOSH
i wouldnt do it..wheel might fly off at 50mph
01-06-2005, 02:56 PM
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Originally Posted by Jeff92se
Honestly, I very much doubt that oem wheels are manufactured to be that sensitive. You can hit a curb and take a huge chunk out of a Nissan oem wheel and be fine. Since he's talking about 10mm, that's not that much. 5mm would be a better number though.
But at the same time, I wouldn't touch a lightweight forged wheel though. Those are probably built much closer to the edge for performance sake.
It's probably never a good idea to machine off material off a wheel if you don't know what you are doing. But in the hands of a knowledgable person, it's probably fine.
But at the same time, I wouldn't touch a lightweight forged wheel though. Those are probably built much closer to the edge for performance sake.
It's probably never a good idea to machine off material off a wheel if you don't know what you are doing. But in the hands of a knowledgable person, it's probably fine.
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