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    Machining down hub to gain offset?

    Is it possible to machine down the hub of a wheel to gain offset? I am looking at a set of ESM 002 16x8 et20 that are a steal of a price, but since I have an IX I need higher offset around et28-35 to make em fit without super stretched tire. I have heard that you can turn em down with a lathe a little bit but not confident about taking 8mm off the hub. Not entirely sure that it would work considering the hub would be decreased in strength considerably.

    Any input or anybody willing to say that I am totally crazy and it's a dumbass idea?
    89' 325ix Diamantschwarz/Black rattle can...

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    Originally posted by flyboyx
    I imagine her smelling like spoiled milk and having a half inch crust of doodoo circumnavigating her butthole.
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    #2
    I wouldn't. The "meat" of the wheel is designed for strength, especially around the lugs. A mm maybe, but not 8.

    My opinion only.

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      #3
      Not unless you add material on the other side. There isn't much meat at the bolt holes, and you need something to clamp on.
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        #4
        what could possibly go wrong
        89 E30 325is Lachs Silber - currently M20B31, M20B33 in the works, stroked to the hilt...

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          #5
          ESM always has bullshit sizes that change all the time. They're all straight from china anyway. Find another manufacturer that makes the same style and get it in a different offset. Or just run better wheels on your ix


          it's a Kenny Powers quote on wheels

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            #6
            Originally posted by digger View Post
            what could possibly go wrong
            Heehee good question...:D

            Originally posted by Das Delfin View Post
            ESM always has bullshit sizes that change all the time. They're all straight from china anyway. Find another manufacturer that makes the same style and get it in a different offset. Or just run better wheels on your ix
            Yeah I was planning on getting some Konig wheels but these popped up locally and seemed to good to pass up.
            89' 325ix Diamantschwarz/Black rattle can...

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            Originally posted by flyboyx
            I imagine her smelling like spoiled milk and having a half inch crust of doodoo circumnavigating her butthole.

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              #7
              Yeah i wouldnt do it especially with esm's
              Originally posted by blunttech
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                #8
                I did it to a set of factory BMW wheels once but only 2-3mm. I wouldn't trust doing that to ESM wheels. Cheap wheels= cheap production (as little material as possible)

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                  #9
                  Originally posted by digger View Post
                  what could possibly go wrong
                  We thought the same thing about Chinese wheels on the race car. They did last 3yrs of hard racing, many off track excursions and a meeting with a wall at Daytona, though...






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                    #10
                    3 years isn't bad though lol.

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