who machine's wheels?

[dijm8]

hey guys,

got sum ve wheels before, they shud be coming next week sumtime...

gotta get them machined but who does em? ive seen on here that adelaide wheel and rim works down in richmond?

but is ther any1 down south that does them? i live dwn seaford aswell.

what bout cost's? any figures i shud be looking at?

[ucrvme]

My mate has the same wheels man, only cost him $70 per wheel - thats just simple machine edge to fit no tubbing ect - that was down melbourne way.. it wouldn't be more then that i'm thinking?

Also i heard that holden dealerships might beable to do it for you - but heard that through the grape vine..

hope i've helped man - don;t try machine them yourself with like an angle grinder lol

[dijm8]

haha naa not even goin to try to attempt it myself, i doubt holden wud do it aswell,

[Reaper]

You should read this thread here: FITTING VE SSV 19" on a VY ?? and this site here: Announcements before fitting these wheels to earlier model Commodores.

Reaper

[dijm8]

so ur sayin i need bigger nuts? 14mm ? otherwise they will fall off? lol

i think i read it right...

[Reaper]

so ur sayin i need bigger nuts? 14mm ? otherwise they will fall off? lol

i think i read it right...

Pretty much.

Reaper

[dijm8]

ahk so the genuine ve nuts shud fit the vx no probs??? if so i shud go order sum then

[dijm8]

hmm just rang up wheel worx they sed 80 bucks per rim, any 1 knw places that r cheaper? didnt realise it was that much lol just to grind sum metal

[Reaper]

ahk so the genuine ve nuts shud fit the vx no probs??? if so i shud go order sum then

You will need to fit m14 studs for the nuts to fit. A m14 nut will not go on a M12 stud.

Reaper

[doms3]

hmm just rang up wheel worx they sed 80 bucks per rim, any 1 knw places that r cheaper? didnt realise it was that much lol just to grind sum metal

Yeah it ends up being a expensive thing to do.I was going to fit ve rims to my caprice but once i figured out the other costs just bought rims that fitted

[dijm8]

yeh i knw, no 1 had the ve stockies done already, ahwell its gotta be done

[VT9C1-6]

i had ve ss rims on my vt, i used the wheel nuts off the vz wagon the rims came off, the rims were brand new never on a ve and machined by holden in frankston

i never had any issues with the ve ss rims

[dijm8]

ohk cheerz for that m8, wen i pick em up ill ask the dealer and see if they do it

[faroogoo]

You can always try calling a few machine shops that are not nessecarily(Spelling) automotive based.A few of those businesses would have the machinery either lathes or cnc machines that could do the job.

[dijm8]

found a few machine shops around south, well 2 exactly so ill will b giving them a call 2mw sumtime
1 is called artec engineering and the other is christies light engineering..

any1 heard of them or done work? apprently artec do work for holden and mitsubishi

[Bax]

I've had some basic machining done on my wheels, I paid 45 per wheel.

If you're questioning price you have to remember that they're doing it precisely to the mm and if it's off balance they can ruin your wheels.

[dijm8]

then i guess they will b buying me new wheels if they f*k it up

im still well within my buget of wheel spendin so price dosent matter atm, just seeing what other figures are out ther first

[HoldenManDan]

you guys are all getting shafted by the sounds of it...

I went back to the same tyre guy for my SSV 19's after getting an 18's package about 6 months prior, he arranged the machining, and dropped off and picked up the rims as they werent done in house, and only cost me $12.50 a rim ie $50 for the set! Chrome wheel nuts were part of the deal, and while they dont have as much clamping area as stock wheel nuts per Announcements , after 18 months i havent had any problems whatsoever. I'll get around to changing them for genuine nuts eventually. All in all, there's no real point in changing the studs as long as you use the right nuts. After all, the studs are only there to locate the rim on the centre bore, they're not actually bearing any load!

Hope this helps

[Reaper]

then i guess they will b buying me new wheels if they f*k it up

Lol..... Good luck on that one. Some may replace the wheels but most would take it on an all care and no responsibility basis. Why risk a cost of $2000 (?) for a $160 job? Most would probably prefer not to do the job.

you guys are all getting shafted by the sounds of it...

I went back to the same tyre guy for my SSV 19's after getting an 18's package about 6 months prior, he arranged the machining, and dropped off and picked up the rims as they werent done in house, and only cost me $12.50 a rim ie $50 for the set! Chrome wheel nuts were part of the deal, and while they dont have as much clamping area as stock wheel nuts per Announcements , after 18 months i havent had any problems whatsoever. I'll get around to changing them for genuine nuts eventually. All in all, there's no real point in changing the studs as long as you use the right nuts. After all, the studs are only there to locate the rim on the centre bore, they're not actually bearing any load!

??? They take minimal shear load however the torsional forces can be quite high. The studs are all that hold the wheels to your hub. As for the clamping area, the issue may take a while to develop as you will have a high pressure area on the wheel that can cause a point for failure over time. Think of it this way, clamping force distributed over a small area vs the same clamping force distributed over a much larger (at least twice) area = lower pressure at any one point.

Reaper

[DANNY8]

I used a die grinder on a 17" space saver. It fit in the end.

[the collector]

adelaide wheel and rim
extensive wheel service
a engineer who will touch wheels(not many)
good luck

[dijm8]

anybody knw the dimensions of it? just so you guys knw i got a set of ve ceptors 16x7 steel rims..

rang a machine place 2day n they justd askd for dimensions of it so if any 1 knws that wud be good

other then that i might just go to wheel worx

[HoldenManDan]

??? They take minimal shear load however the torsional forces can be quite high. The studs are all that hold the wheels to your hub. As for the clamping area, the issue may take a while to develop as you will have a high pressure area on the wheel that can cause a point for failure over time. Think of it this way, clamping force distributed over a small area vs the same clamping force distributed over a much larger (at least twice) area = lower pressure at any one point.

Reaper

agreed, thus why i said it'd be something i'll get around to rectifying.

ummm dijm8, i'd seriously rethink getting your steel wheels machined... alloys have been done over and over, but if you PM Torquative and ask him about the ve ceptors he got to put on his vz, he'll be able to fill you in on exactly why its an especially bad idea to machine the steel wheels. Ultimately he ended up selling the ve steelies and got some vz ones instead.

[dijm8]

any1 knw the reason and cud tell me now lol?

cause ill will be booking them in 2mw morning sumtime.. i dnt see how they wud be an bad idea since the other style rims are ok?