Could I safely mill down the inside faces of my Cragars to increase backspace?

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  1. scooper77515

    scooper77515 No current projects.

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    I remembered that I have a guy that owns a machine shop that owes me...

    I could set these up on a boring mill and take 1/4" or 1/2" out of the inside face and increase the backspacing, and test out the fit prior to buying a new set of rims.

    Any ideas if that would weaken the rims beyond their ability to be driven on safely.
     
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    Cragars are not the strongest wheel on the market I don't think it would be safe to do if you was just using them to test fit that might be ok but I wouldn't run them. I have seen them break on big block cars.
     
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    I agree. Very risky. As a matter of fact, I would not machine material from any wheel regardless of who makes it.
     
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    I wouldn't do it either way... JMHO.
     
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    I assumed those fitment tools were more expensive than that.

    Yes, increase backspace. I need to pull the wheel in a bit so it isn't rubbing on the fender.

    If I did it, I would not be driving on it for long. Just enough to get home and order the right sized rims.
     
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    I agree....don't do it. Cragar lugnuts are designed for a certain thickness of wheel.
     
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    Yep. Would be sabotage to sell them after that mod and the money lost by forcing those wheels into the scrap pile would exceed the cost of the tool.
     
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    I would be afraid to change them for safety's sake - the wheels should be run as designed :)
     
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    No, no, and no.

    Safety is not something you want to jack with. I see allot of people mess with stuff on their Rock Crawlers and end up breaking somewhere. I had a friend almost lose his life because of modifying his suspension.
     
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    Scooper, if you're going to ruin the rims, Ill pay pal you some $ and ship them to my house. I can at least put them to use...
     
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    Concur. Tampering with safety is never a good idea.
     
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