Bore mags wtf?

[Goon]

Hey all

My bro suggested i get my simmons mags bored out abit to suit my ride after i susesd out his VN mags These simmons dont fit my baby my atleast 1-3mm, I'm sure they came off the H series holdens and another person thinks they might be the ford version, there jus ta bit to small, not to much ! do u think there's a place htat can make them fit?

I don't mid cruising with my my hub cap mags but some ppl......

[immortality]

you cna get mags machined to pit your size hubs but i thought the early holdens also had a different PCD as well

[Not_An_Abba_Fan]

From HQ on all the stud patterns were the same and the centre hole was the same. The offset changed with the VB Commodore so if you put say HZ rims on a VB they would stick out past the guards. And vise versa the rims would hit the ball joints on the HZ. I would say they are off a ford. Measure from stud to stud across the rim and then do the same on your car to see if they match.

[vkberlina]

Try cleaning up your stub axels prior to fitting them. Simmons are a tight fit in the centre. If the studs line up they should fit.

Also if they are off a H series holden the offset will be wrong and they would require a new centre & outter rim to work on your car. Cost wise it would be better to sell them and buy ones that will fit correctly.

cheers
Scott

[Goon]

Yeah the centre happens to be my only problem with them, studs line up great.. sucks.. but anyway found out today theres a vk mag set around my area not simmons though, so im going to see if i can swap the simmons for those.

Thanks all!

[vkberlina]

If the offset & stud pattern are correct, get a set of vernier calipers and measure the stub axel and where the stub axel goes into the rim (centre part). If its about 1mm of interference you should be able to use the wheel nuts to tighten the wheel onto the stub axel. My simmons are very tight fitting.
If its a bit more you can take the rims to an engineering shop and have the centre machined slightly to fit.

Dont get rid of the simmons they are not cheap rims around $500 each rim New.

cheers
Scott

[Goon]

Nah i dont wanna get rid of them bro, picked'em up for 200

I'll take the simmons in when i can, thanks for that tip vkberlina!

Still going to try and pick up these other vk mags for cheap.....

[lil_oneblue]

From HQ on all the stud patterns were the same and the centre hole was the same. The offset changed with the VB Commodore so if you put say HZ rims on a VB they would stick out past the guards. And vise versa the rims would hit the ball joints on the HZ. I would say they are off a ford. Measure from stud to stud across the rim and then do the same on your car to see if they match.

sorry mate wrong. hq-wb is diferent pcd diferent offset and also different hub inside dia. do not fit q-b rims to any commie!!! or vice versa! it is not safe as the pcd is wrong. you will brake wheel studs and also possibly kill youself or someone else..........

[lil_oneblue]

Try cleaning up your stub axels prior to fitting them. Simmons are a tight fit in the centre. If the studs line up they should fit.

Also if they are off a H series holden the offset will be wrong and they would require a new centre & outter rim to work on your car. Cost wise it would be better to sell them and buy ones that will fit correctly.

cheers
Scott

wont work still. as the pcd will still be wrong! commie is 120mm hq-wb is 120.65mm. they are different and not safe!

[phat_com]

sorry might sound dum but whats "pcd"? and i have seen heaps of hq-wb's with Chasers and a guy down the road had Vx ss rims on his Hq gts replica for a while.

[lil_oneblue]

it can be done with spacers. but without em it is not SAFE. heaps of iddiots do it but ya cant stop em. pcd is the stud pattern. its the diameter of the circle of studs. if ya know what i mean.

simple thing dont put commie rims on HQ-WB they do not fit.