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Alloy fitting
Posted: 02 Mar 2007, 19:21
by snarl
now i have bolts etc for alloys but they are to big to go through, can i drill out holes myself or will they need to be machined??
Re: Alloy fitting
Posted: 02 Mar 2007, 21:49
by sixsprings
snarl wrote:now i have bolts etc for alloys but they are to big to go through, can i drill out holes myself or will they need to be machined??
best go for the latter, i would think...they're obviously not designed for a T3 so are the centre holes big enough to clear the disc/drum hub centres?...if not, you'll need to get these done as well.

Alloy fitting
Posted: 03 Mar 2007, 10:55
by snarl
yea centres fit they are off a merc ..i was told it would be fine to just drill themas its only a slither to small..
Re: Alloy fitting
Posted: 03 Mar 2007, 17:39
by sixsprings
snarl wrote:i was told it would be fine to just drill themas its only a slither to small..
if that's what you were told, why ask?
i thought that you were asking for advice/opinions....so i gave mine

Posted: 04 Mar 2007, 19:31
by snarl
Posted: 05 Mar 2007, 15:25
by tobzman
Yes you can enlarge the wheel bolt holes yourself quite easily.
I'm guessing you are going from 12mm to 14mm. I had heard horror stories of people breaking 14mm drill bits and having nasty catch-ups.
I therefore used a step drill as seen in this link:
http://www.screwfix.com/app/sfd/cat/pro ... 6&ts=08120
This worked perfectly in a hand drill on my merc rims. It also cuts a much neater more circular hole than a flute drill of that size.
Good luck
Posted: 05 Mar 2007, 18:23
by snarl
Cheers mate yer a star
Posted: 08 Mar 2007, 17:54
by clegg
i drilled mine with a reamer much nicer and doesn't snag at all. also i heard from the clankies at work if you take the edges of the drill (blunten it) it wont snag up.
i had to put 10mm spacers on as well to stop the fronts hitting the suspention/brake hose.
good luck