Topic: drilling out axle

[just old]

has any one drill the axle for new lug bolt pattern I have 4 1/4 and I need 5 / 5 mustang

[obama]

I have put bigger truck lugs, and nuts on car axles for racing, weld em up on the backside.
I can not say this was safe and well balanced at all, need to messure to make sure you have enough  room on the outside.
Would encourage you to seek out a machine shop, and ask them, mine was a back yard job, but I did have big nuts. 

[just old]

did you drill the axle plate for the new pattern

[obama]

I should have, that would have been safer, may have use my gas powered hole saw (torch)
hard to drill that stuff.

[obama]

Just remembered s couple of things,
I was working on a race car, having a bad oil seal on one either side was not a big concern I ran an ext a fill tank to keep it refilled.
I was elongating the holes, not changing pattern, center of hole stayed the same.
I have used adapters to change bolt patterns available at "Speedway" and others, have used em on 60 Pontiac (big car) going from 5" to 4 3/4" worked good, would suggest these for what your doing.

[just old]

I have called every place speedway / jed's all over the enter net no one seems to make a 4 1/4 to 5 of course they could make one for about 300 for 2 . I do have a couple more things to look at before they get drilled out . I have been looking for a mustang 5 lug out of a fox body . they had the ceppers on them made from 1979 to 1987. I have some time before I need them

[Cornfield Customs]

i can chuck the hubs up in my rotary table and drill the hub for a new bolt pattern

[billy]

these guys have em for $40.99 each

http://www.google.com/aclk?sa=l&ai=CC0SrZBqcUv-rBI7CiwK9poGACpieqvQBoOGa7BHe2vedDhAGKAhQ97WM0f3_____AWDJ_v2KuKTcGKABjrnH6APIAQGqBChP0Bk_kyDuW9TWNwGBrXJQtodQEZPc8GB8_3OZBHik8aY6IkuYM9FDgAfaxrgXkAcD&num=7&sig=AOD64_1VKcCpJRK7PkQTfH51JIfimt8_BA&rct=j&q=lug+pattern+adapters+4+1%2F4%22+-5%22&ved=0CKEBENEM&adurl=http://www.adapterkings.com&cad=rja

[just old]

I called adapter king and he said he could make them because 4 1/4 to 5 on 5 is not a stock idem . that It would cost $80 a piece for them which is cheaper than so others
but thank you for the imfo

art

[obama]

That should work.
Will say that Cornfield's work seems real good.

[just old]

have ordered the adapters seems to be the easy way to go

[just old]

received my adapters yesterday they look really good . they have a really fast turn around time . adapter king was good to work with call me a couple time . the puzzle is coming togather

[billy]

hot damm!
i love it when something works.

[hotwheels]

That is awesome.......

[billy]

while building my 27
i used a truck front end and a car rear
that gave me 2 different axle widths and 2 lug patterns
my rear was narrower than the front  by 2 inches
a pair of adapters made the lug pattern the same all around and at the same time added the 2 inches needed to make both axles the same width.
pretty slick
they look cool too
red anodized.

[obama]

Cool glad we could help.
I'v been called and axle before, at least that's what I think they said.