[pickup67man]

Originally Posted by UncleMatt

I couldn't find anybody locally that would touch milling my 22.5” front wheels down to 22” Everyone is just so sew happy that they're all super worried about liability. So I UPS’ed them to Tennessee Wheel & Tire and they did it for me for $150 bucks a wheel. After getting them back I couldn't believe how little metal actually needs grinded off. I was tempted to show the machine shops that turned me down how minuscule an amount of material was removed but couldn't be bothered. The 275/45r22's fit right on and seated perfectly. Here they are sitting up next to the truck.

It is the difference of a 15 degree bead seat on the 22.5 tire and a 5 degree bead seat on 22" wheels. I work at a tire shop and would rather work on the big heavy 445/50R22.5 than low profile 22" anything. I've done some machined alcoas and the tire kept wanting to dismount off the other side of the wheel. Plus the machining wasn't perfect so it's a good thing you didn't have just any machine shop do it.
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