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dsraven · 09-27-2021, 05:18 PM

wait a sec, what about those grey fenders? possible donors? they look in pretty good shape to be cutting up though.....
I have done the new wheel bolt pattern thing before. I used an old rotor center from a donor at the wrecker, in my case an explorer 8.8 axle. got a buddy with a lathe cut off the outside and just leave the bolt flange part, then to mark the new pattern holes and drill each to 1/8". then the pattern can be bolted up with the original wheel nuts so it is centered and tight on the axle flange and a 1/8 drill used to mark the axle flange. after that it is easy to drill the right place and not ruin the pattern part so it can be used over and over. always use new wheel studs though, not used-stretched ones.
I thought about redrilling my envoy axles to accept a chevy 1/2 tone wheel. lots of those around, not many with the correct offset though.

09-27-2021, 05:18 PM	#79
dsraven Registered User Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: calgary alberta Posts: 7,866	Re: 1958 Saab story wait a sec, what about those grey fenders? possible donors? they look in pretty good shape to be cutting up though..... I have done the new wheel bolt pattern thing before. I used an old rotor center from a donor at the wrecker, in my case an explorer 8.8 axle. got a buddy with a lathe cut off the outside and just leave the bolt flange part, then to mark the new pattern holes and drill each to 1/8". then the pattern can be bolted up with the original wheel nuts so it is centered and tight on the axle flange and a 1/8 drill used to mark the axle flange. after that it is easy to drill the right place and not ruin the pattern part so it can be used over and over. always use new wheel studs though, not used-stretched ones. I thought about redrilling my envoy axles to accept a chevy 1/2 tone wheel. lots of those around, not many with the correct offset though.