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i was curious... which is more safe? i saw a set of rims but they dont fit for my bolt pattern. i often see someone doing either a adapter kit or redrilled rims. the rims have a cap so the redrill can be hidden. what are the pro and cons to both redrilling and adapters. thanks

mitsuguy

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done properly, redrilling is much safer...

VIPG35

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Whats the lug pattern on the wheels?

stock_sc

iTrader: (2)

i was looking at 5x120 or 5x120.7..

VIPG35

iTrader: (6)

Thats a pretty big redrill gap if your pattern is 5x114.3. My friend got this 5x112 (benz) pattern redrilled to 5x114.4 with no problems. Make sure you go to a reputable shop. I hear some storys such as wheels wobbling like crazy at higher speeds.

Heres a sc that has 5x114.3 to 5x120 wheel adapter/spacer on some Bmw M6wheels. Be sure to have hubcentric spacer and torque them all down to oem lug torque spec.

stock_sc

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ic.. so in this case a adapter is much more safe to use. o btw i dont have a sc anymore.

VIPG35

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Yeah just make sure they are hub centric. Theres a handful of sites that custom builds them to your specs. My friends wheel redrill 5x114.3 to 5x112was easy since it was only off by 2mm's.

You should check this out

http://www.rims-n-tires.com/rt_specs.jsp

mitsuguy

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Um, no... adapters are never 100% safe to use - they add one more failure point and they also add stress to the hub...

however, if someone redrills a wheel properly, the old holes are filled in, new holes are drilled and you can most likely not tell the difference... a welded area is just as strong as the original space, so there will be no strength issues, again, so long as done properly...

the examples others gave above are no examples of why you shouldn't have a wheel redrilled, they are reasons of why you should go somewhere reputable...