where do you get wheels Re drill

redcube

I got a set of wheels for the camper but they need to be re drilled to fit my van hub if anyone as every tried to modified a Transit van you now how hard it is to get nice wheel well any wheels they looko like they fit but the hole for the studs are way to big so i need 5 new hole drilled where can i get this done in or around Limerick Clare or Cavan thanks
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okane1

I know of two engineering/machining companies in Limerick,
Shortt Engineering (fabricator) in Limerick city and B&D (machine/tooling) in Adare.

Regarding drilling new holes in the wheel, not sure how it would affect the mechanical strength of the wheel. Might get some stress concentrations which would lead to cracks. I've no experience in it, maybe some1 else who have drilled new holes can confirm.

Midnight_EG

Some alloys come in multi-stud fitment, and I'd imagine the OP will just drill holes in between the current holes...so they'll be fine I'm sure.

--Kaiser--

where do you get wheels Re drill

Answer: you don't. You will compromise the strength and integrity of the wheel. Extremely stupid in my opinion, just get a proper size wheel for the car

redcube

If i could get a wheels to fit i would but transit have a odd stud set up i know people re drill them all the time in the UK so there too place in limerick going to get in contact with them and see how much it will cost

okane1

Midnight_EG wrote: »

Some alloys come in multi-stud fitment, and I'd imagine the OP will just drill holes in between the current holes...so they'll be fine I'm sure.

They do, but these are designed for the multiple holes. If you look at these multi-stud alloys, they are quite thick walled and made from an alloy, which no doubt is stronger than the steel wheels the transit has.

tossy

The trick is to get someone who knows what the are at then 'fill and re drill' i.e fill the current holes and re drill the wheel to suit - very tricky and specialist work but i've heard of a few people getting it done on 400bhp + (e.g Getting a set of BMW fitment BBS wheels re drilled to fit an RS4) cars so if done right there is no issue despite what the Joe Duffy spoon fed brigade will tell you.

projectgtr

I dont think i totally get you, is the pcd fine but the holes are too big for the studs?? Would it not be easier and safer to replace the studs for larger ones in that case??

tossy wrote: »

The trick is to get someone who knows what the are at then 'fill and re drill' i.e fill the current holes and re drill the wheel to suit - very tricky and specialist work but i've heard of a few people getting it done on 400bhp + (e.g Getting a set of BMW fitment BBS wheels re drilled to fit an RS4) cars so if done right there is no issue despite what the Joe Duffy spoon fed brigade will tell you.

not sure i agree with you, what do you mean by done right? like i dont think people are going to notice and difference unless they track the car or god forbid are involved in an accident. Like look at a forged wheel its engineered in a way for strength , drilling 4-5 extra holes in it will 100% effect the strength of the wheels the same way drilling disks effects the structural integrity of a disk. IMO these holes needs to be part of the casting process otherwise they effect strength, to what degree??? i dont know but i wouldnt like to find out on track :eek:

just my 2c

CabanasBoy

I would have thought manufacturers would make wheels with as little spare metal as possible (to keep unsprung weight down) so drilling into the webbing between existing holes is definitely going to compromise a wheels strength.
Is there an adaptor plate available to do the job? It'd widen the track too and might look better.

gofaster_s13

The wheels in the pic don't look like alloys they look like steel wheels, alloys can be redirlled or filled and redrilled but steel wheels have the holes pressed/stamped into them, not drilled, look at any steel wheel and you'll see that its generally not a plain drilling thats used.

redcube

projectgtr your right about the pcd is fine but the holes are too big for the studs and i can remove my old studs as the hold the drum on the back and the front one are a pain to remove

CabanasBoy I would love to use an adaptor plate none are available and the widen the track will catch my sliding door which is the main door in and out of the camper van

I have rang a few place and most say they won't do it cause of the work involved looks like i may be stuck with my crappy 14" black steel wheels that don't even fill the arch i would love the 16" with a low profile tyre on it to fill the back arch a bit as there is a good 10" between my old wheels and the top of the arch :eek:

projectgtr

if they are the right PCD than its going to be much better just replacing your studs tbh plus it will be much safer

redcube

I would have to drill out the stud hole to take bigger studs but that sounds like a better plan