Good Idea Or Bad??
07-24-2005, 09:35 PM
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So I really don't feel like spending $300 on switching my captive rotors to non captive..So I was wondering if it would be a very good idea on just drilling out the spots for the bolts in my 17" rims....
Would that weaken the rim very bad, or do you think i would be fine??
The rims are 17" HP Racing Xes....
Would that weaken the rim very bad, or do you think i would be fine??
The rims are 17" HP Racing Xes....
07-25-2005, 09:33 PM
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Hey man.
I grinded out where needed on the back of my rims. Works perfectly. No problems.
I had to balance my tires thats why it shook, and my rims are bent becuz of previous owner.
Its a good way to do it, if u do not want to spend any money to make a set of rims fit on your car.
I grinded out where needed on the back of my rims. Works perfectly. No problems.
I had to balance my tires thats why it shook, and my rims are bent becuz of previous owner.
Its a good way to do it, if u do not want to spend any money to make a set of rims fit on your car.
07-25-2005, 10:16 PM
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yeah no problems
take a look at them i bet you they have cracks
even if you dont have a problem
keep this in mind imagine you need to do a emergency stop and all of a sudden your wheel brakes off the car
now wtf are you gonna do? ugh1.gif
in fact nissan had to recall ALL of the xterras because of that very same problem
the spokes on the wheels would break off leaving the car with NO way of controlling the vehicle
for the swap you just need to find a vehicle without captive rotors and swap over the hub,spindle, and knuckle assy
take a look at them i bet you they have cracks
even if you dont have a problem
keep this in mind imagine you need to do a emergency stop and all of a sudden your wheel brakes off the car
now wtf are you gonna do? ugh1.gif
in fact nissan had to recall ALL of the xterras because of that very same problem
the spokes on the wheels would break off leaving the car with NO way of controlling the vehicle
for the swap you just need to find a vehicle without captive rotors and swap over the hub,spindle, and knuckle assy
07-25-2005, 10:23 PM
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Any have pics of the exact stuff we need? if so i can get a non captive set up then. But i am not sure of all these technical names. Oh well, dont really care with my old rims. They are sold. so i guess i might have to wait to put new ones on.
Tomorrow i will take a look and see if there are any of these "cracks" your talkin about.
Tomorrow i will take a look and see if there are any of these "cracks" your talkin about.
07-30-2005, 11:50 PM
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you could simply do a simple maching processto your stock hubs and use "tapered" bolt
that way the bolts heads would sit flush with your hub,i've done it quite often with very good results
that way the bolts heads would sit flush with your hub,i've done it quite often with very good results