Re-drilling wheel to change PCD - is it possible?

[4ster]

Having changed my Ital axle to English, I am left with these 14 inch Revolution wheels with A539 tyres here. They are quite useful for occasional road use when I don’t want to use the stickies, so is it a practical proposition to re-drill them to Ford PCD?

Anyone ever done this or have views as to whether it is safe?

 

[Tony C]

Not a good idea, IMHO.

 

BRG Brooklands SV 😬 It seems that perfection is achieved not when there is nothing more to add, but when there is nothing more to take away. (Antoine de Saint-Exupery)

[Tight fart]

What a great money saving tip

 

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A7 RDP pics here

[4ster]

Not if they fall off!

[PaulD]

I think that it should be possible. You would need to drill out and counterbore on the new PCD and then turn up some bushes with the new conical seats. Many years ago I did this to some magnesium Minilites (but I think that the change in PCD was less).

 

Unless you have access to a mill and a lathe, I can't see that it would be cost effective.

 

Paul

[I reply to every thread]

File, compass & a ruler - no problem

[Alan L]

Some one has a wanted for Ital PCD wheels. I have no connection but thought it might be safer to sell these on and buy some 2nd hand Ford PCD.

[John Gaines]

Alan, I changed my Ital axle to ford and had the half shafts re-drilled to Ital pcd 😳.

The old holes were closed with a steel insert which was tack welded in. New wheel studs were pressed in, worked a treat (so far)

Cost was abott £16 each half shaft.

Regards John.

 

[Sheds Moderator]

No, you change the hubs not the wheels, as stated above. Sell the wheels and buy ones that fit.

[4ster]

Consensus seems to be - daft/not cost effective idea!

Thanks to all for advice, looks like they are now up for sale.

Paul

[Graham Perry]

On this subject and a slight hijack there are some Prisoner wheels on e-bay with the Ital PCD. How have they done that then as they say they are not drilled ? I didn't think any had been made with Ital PCD, or have I not been paying attention again ? I have deliberately not posted a link so as not to advertise for someone else, as some on here are touchy about it, but you know where to look

 

Edited by - Graham Perry on 6 Mar 2006 19:03:31

[nickh7]

5 spoke revs my fav I had they on my first Seven and would have another set tomorrow, I have ford PCDs just in case you thought I was offering to by them

 

Nick h

 

 

 

Its Yellow and Black and makes me 😬

[Sheds Moderator]

Nick, IIRC Angus has a set of Revo's in his back shed, wearing a set of worn out Yoko's. He might want to sell them. He might not, but it's worth asking. 😬

[Mark Gregory]

A bit O/T.

Back in the late 60s a friend of mine had a Minivan (1963 vintage) as his first car. This guy was mad about cars & raced go-karts (as they were called then), so this minivan was driven everywhere on the absolute limit. Unfortunately, on early Minis, BMC, in their infinite wisdom, had used too thin a gauge of steel for the wheel centres. Result; one by one his wheels fell off! I was in the van when the N/S front let go, doing about 40mph, just entering a RH bend, there was a clunk, the N/S front dropped onto the lower ball joint nut & gouged a hole in the road, the wheel trundled off into the ditch. His resigned comment: "Oh bu99er, there goes another one!"