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Posted by: Dan (Almaden Valley) May 18 2006, 10:36 PM
Looking for someone in the SF Bay Area that can do some machining on a set of minilite wheels.
Want to have the lug area machined to accept a normal Porsche Ball seat lug bolt or lug nut. Currently the wheels use a shanked flat faced lug bolt and flat washer.
Any ideas or suggestions? 
Posted by: trekkor May 18 2006, 10:57 PM
Check with AIM at Sears up on the hill near the cart track. Also there is a shop next to Brit's in the shop area behind turn #10 that deals with vintage cars, Lotus etc. They might know.
KT
Posted by: Aaron Cox May 18 2006, 11:03 PM
i would think any shop could do it.
for ease, even a cone seat could be done anywhere... and those bolts are available...
Posted by: Dan (Almaden Valley) May 18 2006, 11:06 PM
i would think any shop could do it.
for ease, even a cone seat could be done anywhere... and those bolts are available...
What kind of "any shop" are you referring to Aaron?
I want to use ball seat like the normal Porsche lug nuts/bolts so I can continue to use the same nuts/bolts for my Fuchs wheels as well.
Makes changing wheels much easier not having to have multiple mounting hardware.
Posted by: Aaron Cox May 18 2006, 11:07 PM
i would think any shop could do it.
for ease, even a cone seat could be done anywhere... and those bolts are available...
What kind of "any shop" are you referring to Aaron?
any competent machine shop....
i bet mueller could do a cone seat....
Posted by: Dan (Almaden Valley) May 18 2006, 11:08 PM
Well Mike, could you do a cone seat?
Posted by: smdubovsky May 19 2006, 07:39 AM
Another option would be to fab a set of cone/ball adapter washers. Would keep from cutting up a $$ minilite. You could possibly even hold them in w/ a dab of something (or stake them in?) to keep from losing them.
Posted by: nebreitling May 19 2006, 10:04 AM
yeah, a cone seat ought to be easy to cut by any machine shop. high-quality lug bolts (even super long ones) are relatively cheap through aftermarket audi/vw/mbz places. i switch between cone and ball seats with my different rims, and it's not at all a PITA.
Posted by: Demick May 19 2006, 10:22 AM
Whether cutting a cone or ball seat, I would think the machine shop would need a special mill bit with the correct shape to do this. So no, I don't think your average machine shop will be able to do this. You will need to find a shop that specializes in custom wheels that would have the correct tool. Finding one that can do a cone is probably easier than the ball since it is more common.
Demick
Posted by: Brian Mifsud May 19 2006, 10:28 AM
If you don't find a shop who has ALREADY done this, you will most likely get the privilege of footing the bill for the tooling. Count on spending another $50 for the tooling.
Posted by: Dan (Almaden Valley) May 19 2006, 01:36 PM
Whether cutting a cone or ball seat, I would think the machine shop would need a special mill bit with the correct shape to do this. So no, I don't think your average machine shop will be able to do this. You will need to find a shop that specializes in custom wheels that would have the correct tool. Finding one that can do a cone is probably easier than the ball since it is more common.
Demick
That was kind of my take on the machining Demick.
I am going to check with Wheel Techniques in Santa Clara and see if they can do it.
Posted by: Dan (Almaden Valley) May 20 2006, 09:46 PM
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