4x100 hubs and strut housings for 4kq

[mike]

i don't think the hubs are anything special....i've
drilled and tapped them in the past with no problems

mike

 --- Richard Hoffman <billzcat1 at hotmail.com> wrote: >
Dave, the machinist I go through handles tool steel
> routinely and yes, its a
> bitch but not outside the realm of what is and isn't
> machineable.  Grade
> 12.9 steel?  No problem.  Carbide bits can handle
> just about anything you
> throw at them.
> 
> Personally I'd just stick with 4x108mm.  Many wheels
> would be decimated if
> you had them redrilled for a different pattern.  I
> suppose only wheels with
> lug-covering center caps would be alright for
> re-drilling and then you'll
> need to have a machine program made for cutting a
> ball or tapered seat at
> the bottom of the hole....if the tools can even
> reach that deep.
> 
> My $.02 again
> Richard
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "David Conner" <conner at cfm.Ohio-State.edu>
> To: <billzcat1 at hotmail.com>
> Cc: <quattro at audifans.com>
> Sent: Tuesday, January 13, 2004 11:14 AM
> Subject: 4x100 hubs and strut housings for 4kq
> 
> 
> > Richard sez...
> > "One could always have a machinist re-drill the
> 4x108mm hubs to 4x100mm
> and
> > you would have a uni-lug hub.  "
> >
> > Hmmm...
> > No doubt the hub is hardened steel and a machinist
> would have a hard time
> > drilling it... maybe impossible.  You might have
> better success drilling a
> > second set of holes in the wheel but it might be
> ugly.
> > -----------
> > Dave C.
> >
> >
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