Well I got tired of waiting for the custom hubs for my 10.5 conversion so I decided to experiment with the hubs. I have a few sets of hubs so I'm gonna play around with them some more. First I redrilled the 8 on 6.5 between the original 8 on 170 holes to get the OBS pattern. This is easy and doesn't cost much to do and the correct bolt pattern.
My next set of hubs should be done soon, hopefully in a week if I have the time to do them. With these hubs I plan on going thru the existing 8 on 170 holes, using a larger wheel stud and machine the stud down for the 9/16. I think this will be a "cleaner" way to do it but alot more time and money. Its really not needed as the dual pattern hub is plenty strong enough. The flange is 1/2 thick. Here are some pics of the work so far...
On this pic I went thru the one of the 8 on 170 holes and was almost able to use the stock wheel studs. Its close, but not close enough, so the larger knurled studs should work fine.
Here is a pic of how much the bolt pattern is off. Not much. (8 on 170 hub to the 8 on 6.5 rotor)
My next set of hubs should be done soon, hopefully in a week if I have the time to do them. With these hubs I plan on going thru the existing 8 on 170 holes, using a larger wheel stud and machine the stud down for the 9/16. I think this will be a "cleaner" way to do it but alot more time and money. Its really not needed as the dual pattern hub is plenty strong enough. The flange is 1/2 thick. Here are some pics of the work so far...
On this pic I went thru the one of the 8 on 170 holes and was almost able to use the stock wheel studs. Its close, but not close enough, so the larger knurled studs should work fine.
Here is a pic of how much the bolt pattern is off. Not much. (8 on 170 hub to the 8 on 6.5 rotor)