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Old 03-19-2015, 10:50 PM   #7 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by aardvarcus View Post
Any machine shop with a lathe or milling machine would be able to do it, I am not really sure what they would charge. You would probably want to try to find one that did this sort of work regularly, as it would need to be done correctly. Shouldn’t be to expensive though, and I am sure you could get an estimate prior to buying anything. I know it is a fairly common practice in the off-roading world to have newer OEM alloy wheels machined to fit the larger hub bore on older trucks. The advantage to these wheels would be that they would not need a smooth wheel cover, as their surface is basically already flat.
Ok awesome. I'll be on the lookout for those rims. Added photos to first post*

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