Drilling out lug holes?

[RayLCC]

I have a set of tri-spoke Aluminum wheels ( I think they are Prime's) That I could have sworn came off a Bronco II but now I'm not sure what they were on. (maybe an 80's Blazer) Anyway, the bolt pattern is just a tiny bit off from fitting my Explorer. The bolt holes all line up, but they are maybe a 1/16th to an 1/8th of an inch off from letting the wheel slide on the lugs. My question is: If I put them on my drill press and drilled each hole out an equal amount to make them fit, would they work ok? Or would I have problems with them fitting correctly? Each hole on the wheel is tapered from front of the wheel to the back, so the bit should center pretty well and I'd only be enlarging the existing holes, not drilling new ones. Thanks again for any advise.

 

[rino351]

I wouldn't do it.
But that's just me

 

[spindlecone]

will not work, the rims will not be concentric to the hubs

 

[IZwack]

neh i wouldnt do it.. the taper on the wheel is for an "acorn" type of lug nuts... and these lug nuts will probably not sit in properly if you drill those holes larger.

 

[MONMIX]

yeah, you are opening a can of worms for sure.

 

[IZwack]

yeah you def. dont want these

 

[Billy177]

don't do it

 

[RayLCC]

I was afraid of that. Ok, It was an Idea at least, even if it wasn't a very good one. Thanks for the help.

 

[etc]

Awesome.