Drilling out steel wheels for 5/8 studs

[Doubleggregg]

What’s the general consensus on drilling out steel wheels for 5/8 studs? If they were aluminum wheels I’d do it in a heartbeat.

I have hubs with 5/8 studs but my current steel wheels stud holes are not big enough to pass the 5/8 stud through them. Would you drill them out and open them up? Or I could possibly even just use a reamer.

Currently holes in wheels are just about .600 need to be about .670 for 5/8 studs.

I have the ability to chamfer the holes and drill them out so tools aren’t the issue.

Gregg

 

[Turboyota]

I wouldn’t hesitate

 

[Doubleggregg]

Any one else with an opinion?

Gregg

 

[the bodj]

You're removing a .035" ring round the rim of each hole (lol). You're not gonna take out a bus full of nuns, don't worry.

 

[Turboyota]

Yeah buy a reamer from McMaster and fucking send it

 

[84Prerunner]

I did an old spare I had with a drill bit and counter sink. No issue in the few times I ran it

 

[JACKSONRALLYINC]

If you push steel wheels too much you will crack and blow the wheel out over/around the lugs. By push, I mean really push sideways rally style. Seen it and it is not pretty.

 

[Doubleggregg]

If you push steel wheels too much you will crack and blow the wheel out over/around the lugs. By push, I mean really push sideways rally style. Seen it and it is not pretty.

These wheels are on a 3rd gen 4runner with no power and to top heavy to be sliding around side loading the wheel and after looking at what I want to do again, I was thinking I needed to drill them out a lot more than i actually do. I was looking at the knurled part diameter. The threaded diameter of a 5/8-18 stud is only like .625 so I only have to drill the .600 hole to .625. I’m doing it and will see where / what happens.

If I really don’t like it we will get different wheels

 

[JACKSONRALLYINC]

I hear "drill out to 5/8" then I think you mean business, but sounds like you are just prelanding

 

[Doubleggregg]

I hear "drill out to 5/8" then I think you mean business, but sounds like you are just prelanding

Pretty much. I had intentions of building my 3rd gen 4Runner alittle more built and fun but that turns into a vehicle that was going to need to much work I’m not capable of doing my self. I had a pair of spindles with 5/8 studs started.

So now I’m just gonna scrap my project and put all my bolt on parts in my kids 3rd gen 4runner. I don’t wanna give him my $3k beadlock wheels, but I do want to use the fully rebuilt spindles and hubs so I’ll convert his axles to take 5/8 studs and drill out the steel wheels and be overkill but I have the shit so figured I’d do it, if it isn’t to big a pain in the ass or a hazard.

But long travel front with a bolt on 3 link rear. It should be fun for the type of off road stuff we do. Wish putting a v8 in it was easier or the supercharger was more affordable but for now 3.4l of fury it is!