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Offline jspell

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To Drill or Not to Drill
« on: August 21, 2014, 05:02:14 PM »
New wheels (non-bead loc) tubeless slicks.  How many screws is sufficient per side of the wheel? Eight per side?  Also, should you pre-drill wheels prior to slick mounting or would this create problems with bead sealing to inflate? 
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Re: To Drill or Not to Drill
« Reply #1 on: August 21, 2014, 05:17:59 PM »
John you can pre drill them with no problem . 8 per side is just fine .
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Re: To Drill or Not to Drill
« Reply #2 on: August 21, 2014, 05:41:36 PM »
yes Pre Drill and deburr holes
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Re: To Drill or Not to Drill
« Reply #3 on: August 21, 2014, 08:54:14 PM »
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Re: To Drill or Not to Drill
« Reply #4 on: August 22, 2014, 01:19:23 AM »
I use some grease and run a sacrificial screw into each hole to tap it first. 
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Re: To Drill or Not to Drill
« Reply #5 on: August 22, 2014, 08:25:48 AM »
5 per side here, 20 years and never a ploblem, Make sure you buy the Gd8 quality, pre- thread holes, lube is a must, and only tighten to the point of the head bottoming out
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Re: To Drill or Not to Drill
« Reply #6 on: August 22, 2014, 08:59:01 AM »
On drilling and screws. I am going to try mine w/o screws and see if they move.marking boths sides of both wheels. If they move. Any reason I can dot drill and tread with tires on. Using a stop to prevent drilling to deep and into tires bead.

Maybe more trouble. Wheels I have have never been drilled and if possible i would rather not. Wheels may not work on car since they are bigger than most run on fed 14" wide and I may want to chnage to narrower and sale these,not drilled wheels seem to sale quicker and get more of my money back.
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