If you buy some ION ALLOY wheels......
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If you buy some ION ALLOY wheels......
And want to put them on a 4x4, you might/will run into some issues... I was online, found some wheels I liked for my pickup. Looked at the specs, and they would work perfect for what I wanted.. Here are the specs that where posted on line...
16x10 5on 5.5, -38mm offset, 108 center bore...
Perfect! Ummm, not so much.. Here is what I ran into... The very outside of the center bore is only 3.25 inches.. where our hubs on a 4x4 is 3.5 inches.....
Here is a picture from the backside
Called the place I ordered the wheels from,(Jegs) and talked to them, and they said they have never ran into this issue with this brand wheels yet.. They said I could send them back, I told them , No, thats fine, I just figured you guys should know, so that if someone else buys them they are aware of it...
here is what I did to make them fit.....
Went and bought a 4.25(108mm) hole saw as aluminum is easy to cut..
Here is how they turned out.. Not too bad for a $50 hole saw.. (machine shop wanted $35 per wheel to bore the centers out)
Here is the wheels on my new tires.. (305/70R16s these ones with them mounted measure 33x13)
Compaired to the 33/12.50R15s I had on it.
And them on the pickup
16x10 5on 5.5, -38mm offset, 108 center bore...
Perfect! Ummm, not so much.. Here is what I ran into... The very outside of the center bore is only 3.25 inches.. where our hubs on a 4x4 is 3.5 inches.....
Here is a picture from the backside
Called the place I ordered the wheels from,(Jegs) and talked to them, and they said they have never ran into this issue with this brand wheels yet.. They said I could send them back, I told them , No, thats fine, I just figured you guys should know, so that if someone else buys them they are aware of it...
here is what I did to make them fit.....
Went and bought a 4.25(108mm) hole saw as aluminum is easy to cut..
Here is how they turned out.. Not too bad for a $50 hole saw.. (machine shop wanted $35 per wheel to bore the centers out)
Here is the wheels on my new tires.. (305/70R16s these ones with them mounted measure 33x13)
Compaired to the 33/12.50R15s I had on it.
And them on the pickup
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How are those wheels holding up? I realize you haven't had them very long yet, but I'm thinking about some new wheels and those look pretty good, plus the price is hard to beat.
Kinda weird about the center bore, I wonder whether the wheels weren't made right or the description was wrong (I wouldn't be as forgiving as you in the same situation).
Anybody else who has them have any comments, good or bad?
Kinda weird about the center bore, I wonder whether the wheels weren't made right or the description was wrong (I wouldn't be as forgiving as you in the same situation).
Anybody else who has them have any comments, good or bad?
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