so, i curbed one of my wheels and rather than trying to repair it, i'm going to replace it. however, i can only find one w/ the a bolt pattern of 5x120.

MRR (the wheel manufacturer) is going to send out the wheel to have it redrilled to 5x114.3 at no cost.

has anyone ever had a wheel redrilled?? did it look ok when it was done? any issues w/ performance?

i've done some research and everyone seems to say that it's very common to do this and that i shouldn't have any issues.

also, if i was to wait for another wheel, since they are on back order, i may have to wait +3 months for it.

 

So one wheel is going to have 10 holes in it? Or are they welding up the holes and redrilling it? How did you get them to give you a wheel that you curbed anyway?

Off hand, a "curbed" wheel would be alot easier to repair than what they are offering to do.

 

where did you see that it was very common to do this?

 

i basically drove too close to a curb as i was exiting the freeway, so about 75% of the circumference of the wheel has rash.

although my wheel is a cheapo wheel, i've been told by repair shops that b/c it's a 'diamond cut' wheel, they cannot refinish it exactly how it came out of the manufacturer.

i visted several other forums and read through discussions w/ people doing this; saying it's quite common that wheel makers recommend it w/o any reservations, depending on the material of the wheel. my wheel is a heavy **** cast wheel, btw.

also, since this is something the manufacturer is doing, i didn't think it would be anything too messed up.

i'm assuming they will offset the holes to our bolt pattern and then fill in the part that's left over from the previous hole.

also, after they redrill it, i have the option to take a look at it and either buy it or leave it.

finally, i'm only paying $220 for the new wheel, including mouting and balancing, so i don't want the hassle of spending anything close to that to try and repair it and sacrifice the finish.

any input??

 

I'd first look into wheel adapters-- it's cheaper and possibly safer than redrilling. Also, given the spoke pattern on your wheel, redrilling could create a balance or strength problem. There are also too many stories of rims shaking at higher speeds after being redrilled, even if the previous holes were filled (irrespective of what the "experts" who do it tell you). Is the wheel cast aluminum, cast alloy or any other cast material-- this could be a factor.

My theory, stolen from elsewhere, is that the reliability of the car is negative proportional to the amount of wrenching that has been done to it.