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I got the wheel down to about 1/8" out (true & hops). Couldn't do any better than that because there were actually flat spots and inconsistencies in the wheel shell. I took a couple of videos to show you guys how I was truing it, but this site won't let me attach .MP4 files, and I can't access...

Got the first wheel pretty darn straight, and it took me about 1/2hr to get it all welded-up. It's cool now, and I'm going out to mount a tire right now. Stand by for pics...

I'm attempting to true-up this first wheel, and I'm only able to get it within about an 1/8". I didn't check any of the stock wheels before I cut them apart, and I'm wondering how straight do these things run.

Got all of the center-sections cut out, and all of the holes in the rim-shells welded-up. Just finished grinding down the welds on one of the rim shells, and pressed-in a center-section to see how it fits on Mah Deuce. I set the backspacing at 6" and that's going to put the outside edges of the...

Sorry, wasn't trying to be cryptic. I just bolted the center-section onto the hub (as shown), then used a square and a sharpie pen to mark a line 1" in from the lip, all the way around the wheel. Then I used a 4.5" grinder with a cutoff wheel to remove that ring (shown llaying up against the...

4.5" angle grinder with a cutoff wheel. mk

Got the last of the wheels cut apart today (10 total). Also cut 1" off the flange on the one of the center-sections. I think I'm going to have all of the wheels sand-blasted before I weld them back together.

Talk about more than one way to skin a cat. So we've got: 1) oxy-acetylene torch 2) plasma torch 3) air hammer/chisel 4) drill What else?

That's exactly what I'm planning on doing, but I hadn't worked out all the dimensions yet. Got three more wheels to cut apart before I was going to worry about it, but now you've gone and done it for me. Thanks. I'd like to calculate my scrub radius. Can't do much about it, but I'm curious. Do...

Yeah, I've flipped the hubs. I would really like to run Canadian beadlocked wheels, but they're esspensive and I don't like how far inboard they are under the truck. If I didn't care about keeping the front/rear track-width the same, I would just have left the back hubs set up for duals and only...

Only got four and a half rims done before I ran out of gas. Went to exchange my tanks and they're all out of the size I wanted, so I wasn't able to finish. But now that I've got the hang of it, I think it's taking me about a 1/2hr per rim. Could have easily done all 10 today. Once I've got all...

Got two more cut out (cut out four total so far). Having a much easier time burning-out the rivets working from the outside-in. I'm not exactly a Jedi-Knight with a cutting torch though. Just doing the best I can. I think it's taking me a lot longer than it should, but they're coming apart...

I just finished blowing all the rivets out of the first two wheels. Still experimenting, and haven't got a great technique figured out yet. Did the first wheel from the outside-in, and the second wheel from the inside-out. Working from the inside-out makes it a lot easier to stay centered on the...

As suggested, here's a new thread about flipping the center-section in riveted wheels. I'm only figuring it out as I go, so I'm not intending to make this any kind of 'how-to' post. But I know that others have done this, and I'm hoping that they'll post-up with tips, pictures, and any other...