CRAP! My new rims will not fit CENTER BORE TOO SMALL!!

[Leer]

Alright I'm sooo po'd right now. I had no idea the the hub was so fricken huge on out Tacoma's.

So I bought some aftermarket rims that I REALLY like, I go to slap them on and the fricken thing won't fit!! The bore of the rim is WAAY smaller than the bore of the hub.

Please tell me my options as i cannot return these rims.

Can I bore them out myself? If so, and I make the rim bore larger than the hub bore, will it be safe with the studs taking the full brunt from the rims?

If I can't bore them, can I get some wheel adapters?

Please let me know if any of you have come across this situation and have any advice for me! I really appreciate it!

[concrete jedi]

Why can't you return them ? did you buy them retail or from a private owner ? By chance were they Centerline ? I would just sell them on E-bay or outright.

[Leer]

I bought them brand new from a friend. They are American Racing. I'd MUCH rather get these to fit than selling them!

[concrete jedi]

Because the engineering, and the amount of material needed between lugs, hub, and the amount of torque subjected to the rims, I don't think you can bore them to fit. I would find peace of mind knowing that you sold them to someone who could use them without damage or danger, take the money and purchase a new set that fits.

[tacomaman06]

Originally Posted by concrete jedi

Because the engineering, and the amount of material needed between lugs, hub, and the amount of torque subjected to the rims, I don't think you can bore them to fit. I would find peace of mind knowing that you sold them to someone who could use them without damage or danger, take the money and purchase a new set that fits.

i agree 100% on this. its too risky trying to bore the rim to fit, as this will weaken the entire center of the wheel. trying to sell them and getting another set seems more logical at this point, not trying to rain on your parade or anything, just looking at the safety factor overall.

[Leer]

Thanks for the comments and concerns guys! Well maybe buying wheel adapters might be an option then?

[surfsupl]

Originally Posted by tacomaman06

i agree 100% on this. its too risky trying to bore the rim to fit, as this will weaken the entire center of the wheel. trying to sell them and getting another set seems more logical at this point, not trying to rain on your parade or anything, just looking at the safety factor overall.

Listen to these two....take the loss and sell them on ebay and get some rims that will fit....Who knows, you might get more for them on ebay than you paid for them..Good Luck!

[willard417]

if you bought them from a "friend" shouldn't you be able to give them back? seeing how they don't fit an all.

[350TacoZilla]

I've bored like 4 sets out 0 failures even with very heavy abuse... moto metal makes their hub centers small to the place chevy 4x4 hubs wont fit through.... the lug nuts take the full force anyhow other than newer fords that are hub-centric design the rest use the lugs to center the wheel anyhow...most aftermarket wheels are bigger than the stock centers so they fit more veh's..... I would not suggest doing it yourself just cause of looks and its a time consuming process...take your two front wheels (un-mount the tires) to a machine shop and have the centers enlarged to 3.80" i believe it is and you'll be fine...other way to go is buy 4 chrome center caps like american racing rims take...take them in and have all the wheels enlarged to where the off-the-shelf caps fit front or rear

[Leer]

Thank guys for your opinions and comments. Theres alot of metal there near the center bore. If I take a half in deep bore out to 106 mm, it deosn't look like it will affect the integrity of the rim at all. But I do appreciate the concern!

I can't return the rims because I bought them used from a friend who was selling it for another. The rims were brand new still sealed in the box and I got a great deal. The brand new rims and brand new tires mounted and balanced only came out to $1100 out the door.

So Even if I sell them for around $1500, I'll make some money, but I won't be able to buy replacement rims that I really like. Well I think I'm going to try to bore them out myself. I will keep you guys poseted as to how it turns out!

Again, thank you very much for all fo your help and opinions!!!

[rhoppas]

Good luck with the bore resizing. Those are some nice looking wheels. Plenty of bling!

[5 lug]

You'd be surprised how many people I've talked to from Craigslist that are reselling rims because they do not fit because of center bore varying from year to year.

I just carried my 4 ton jack and 4 jack stands when I went looking 4 rims. It saved me a lot of grief in the long run and got a good education.

Aloha, 5 lug

[mjp2]

Old(ish) thread here. For those seeing this for the first time, Leer came up with a sweet solution and posted his results in another thread.

http://www.tacomaworld.com/forum/2nd...oby-keith.html