Cleaning up hummer rims

[Mace]

When I first made my recentered hummer rims I cut the centers out with a torch.. Did I mention that I suck with a Cutting torch?? Add to that I did not have access to a lathe, and frankly, I am too dam lazy to spend time with a 4" grinder cleaning up the booger cuts.. So, they stayed all boogered up for ohhh almost 3 years.

I finally punched a hole in one of my Iroks deep enough that it was replaced (4WP is worth something..) and I figured now was as good a time as any to fix the rims..

I finally found a connection for a lathe so the cleanup was effortless. Got the rims cleaned up, sandblasted and a new coat of paint.

I think they look nice now

But they are still Heavy ass pigs!!!

Before..
And after..

 

[woody]

damn...almost looks purty

 

[Mace]

No kidding, I need to stop this s*** where I try to make my rig look good..
People might assume I am something other than a hack

 

[Tapage]

those are 42" Irocks Mace . ?

 

[Mace]

39.5's

 

[UNBREAKABLE]

I icut the centers out of mine with my plasma...it still left me with about 1.5 hours of grinding for all 5 wheels

the pile o' dust

 

[Tapage]

39.5's

looks huge !

 

[LC_Hamma]

No rock ring? Don't wanna add anymore weight to those? I bought mine already recentered w/ 3/8" plate centers. They took crazy hours to plasma/ grind off a cheapy rock ring, inner & outer, & pound them straight. Then, I used a 2 1/2" holesaw & drilled 32 lightening holes (4 rims). Finally, I added a CJ Dean rock ring. Yeah, these biotches are still heavy!

 

[offrd63]

No kidding, I need to stop this s*** where I try to make my rig look good..
People might assume I am something other than a hack

Are you sure about that?..................

They due look purty.

aw

 

[Mace]

The 12 bolt outer is about twice as thick as the 8 bolt ones. So far, I have not needed a rock ring.. But I have a spare outer ring if I do manage to kill it.

 

[LC_Hamma]

I'd at least run some acorn nuts over those studs to protect the threads. I'm suprised you don't have any buggered up studs yet.... Maybe I'm just over-protective dunno....

 

[Mace]

I do have slightly bugered threads, but the hub protects them fairly well. Plus, they tend to clean up nicely when you remove the nuts..

In 2 years I have had to take them apart once.. Not a big deal to me..

Besides, I am slowly convincing myself to go another route instead of the studs.