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 Post subject: Wheel question...idea??
PostPosted: Sat Dec 27, 2008 1:18 pm 
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So I got a set of these Cragar soft 8 wheels sitting around with a 5x5 bolt pattern. Tried to sell it a bazillion times, nobody wants it because it doesn't fit on a Wrangler or Cherokee.

Got this idea today.....what if I drill the wheels to the correct wheel bolt pattern for the KJ (5x4.5) and plug the unused holes. Would that work?? Would it be safe and reliable for every day driving??

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Get some wheel spacers 5x4.5 to 5x5, I would think that would be the way to go. Sounds safer to me any way.

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get the adapters

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Would be the same price as getting new Cragar wheels. Not worth it. Oh well!! Just an idea that popped into my head.

BTW, if anyone is interested in those wheels, PM me. Just get them outta my garage. Wasting valuable space. :roll:

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what happened there were 4 or 5 people interested over on the JK-forum. None of them got back to you?

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Only got one email. Replied back, never heard from him again. Anyway, thanks for the help. :D

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AEM Brute Force Cold Air Intake, Flowmaster Super 44 Muffler

Currently working on: Full service on transmission & bed-lining ARB bumper

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I tried for months & months to sell some 5x5 JK wheels................ There does not seem to be much of a market

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have you tried Greatlakes4X4 always somebody selling something :wink:

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tommudd wrote:
have you tried Greatlakes4X4 always somebody selling something :wink:


Yup, tried on almost all the Jeep forums. No luck. Probably worth more as scrap steel than a solid wheel with this bolt pattern!! Stupid Jeep!! :evil:

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Currently working on: Full service on transmission & bed-lining ARB bumper

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 Post subject: Re: Wheel question...idea??
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jeepkj02 wrote:
So I got a set of these Cragar soft 8 wheels sitting around with a 5x5 bolt pattern. Tried to sell it a bazillion times, nobody wants it because it doesn't fit on a Wrangler or Cherokee.

Got this idea today.....what if I drill the wheels to the correct wheel bolt pattern for the KJ (5x4.5) and plug the unused holes. Would that work?? Would it be safe and reliable for every day driving??
You can not drill a new bolt pattern in the rims,you would have to have them repressed to get the conical seats.
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