4x100 hubs and strut housings for 4kq

[David Conner]

That's good to know.  My only experience with a machine shop has been with
one less well equipped than yours.  They acted like I was joking the one
time I mentioned machining hardened steel.

I once saw wheels on a rally car where they had drilled new holes, but they
were using wheel studs rather than bolts.  It was obvious they were  not
concerned about apperarance.
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Dave C.

Dave C.
At 11:22 AM 1/13/2004 -0800, you 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.
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>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
>
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>> 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.
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>> Dave C.
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