# Machine shop to enlarge centerbore in wheels **URL:** \ **Category:** NYSpeed Automotive\ **Created:** [April 10, 2013, 5:13pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/machine-shop-to-enlarge-centerbore-in-wheels/229904 "2013-04-10T17:13:38Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 14\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Viper966](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/viper966/32/7268_2.png) [@Viper966](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Viper966)\ **Post date:** [April 10, 2013, 5:13pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/machine-shop-to-enlarge-centerbore-in-wheels/229904/1 "2013-04-10T17:13:38Z")
Bought some wheels for my x5 The front hubs are 74mm and rear are 72.6… The wheel company i bought them from sent me 4 72.6 centerbore wheels… I need a local shop that can enlarge the centerbore out to the proper 74mm spec. Anybody had it done local? I want to call around and get pricing before i call the wheel company back and i can let them know the options… ---
**Author:** ![JBGTI](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/jbgti/32/7463_2.png) [@JBGTI](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/JBGTI)\ **Post date:** [April 10, 2013, 5:34pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/machine-shop-to-enlarge-centerbore-in-wheels/229904/2 "2013-04-10T17:34:57Z")
I have nothing to add other than…wtf BMW! ---
**Author:** ![Viper966](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/viper966/32/7268_2.png) [@Viper966](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Viper966)\ **Post date:** [April 10, 2013, 5:37pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/machine-shop-to-enlarge-centerbore-in-wheels/229904/3 "2013-04-10T17:37:06Z")
Yea, wonky i know… I guess it has to do with the beefier front axles on the x5m and x6’s not much info about the reasons on the interweb (x forums are ghost towns) ---
**Author:** ![ultradriver10000](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/ultradriver10000/32/7397_2.png) [@ultradriver10000](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/ultradriver10000)\ **Post date:** [April 10, 2013, 6:37pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/machine-shop-to-enlarge-centerbore-in-wheels/229904/4 "2013-04-10T18:37:02Z")
Just sand them down .055" ---
**Author:** ![deebo](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/deebo/32/5218_2.png) [@deebo](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/deebo)\ **Post date:** [April 10, 2013, 6:45pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/machine-shop-to-enlarge-centerbore-in-wheels/229904/5 "2013-04-10T18:45:00Z")
put some spacers on that bitch n stance it ---
**Author:** ![Viper966](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/viper966/32/7268_2.png) [@Viper966](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Viper966)\ **Post date:** [April 10, 2013, 6:49pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/machine-shop-to-enlarge-centerbore-in-wheels/229904/6 "2013-04-10T18:49:37Z")
> [@deebo](#): > > put some spacers on that bitch n stance it Not that your serioust Smallest i could run would be 10mm to convert to the 74bore which would stick out 23mm than stock… As it sits now its 13mm out from stock and perfect, 10mm would look soooo wonky ---
**Author:** ![ieatpaint](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/ieatpaint/32/7311_2.png) [@ieatpaint](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/ieatpaint)\ **Post date:** [April 10, 2013, 6:51pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/machine-shop-to-enlarge-centerbore-in-wheels/229904/7 "2013-04-10T18:51:03Z")
wtf is wonky? lol ---
**Author:** ![GV1390](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/gv1390/32/5432_2.png) [@GV1390](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/GV1390)\ **Post date:** [April 11, 2013, 5:32am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/machine-shop-to-enlarge-centerbore-in-wheels/229904/8 "2013-04-11T05:32:10Z")
> [@ieatpaint](#): > > wtf is wonky? lol I was thinking the same thing, haha. ---
**Author:** ![LZ1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/7ab992/32.png) [@LZ1](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/LZ1)\ **Post date:** [April 11, 2013, 5:41am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/machine-shop-to-enlarge-centerbore-in-wheels/229904/9 "2013-04-11T05:41:38Z")
Have them send you the correct wheels for your car instead of doing something ghetto? ---
**Author:** ![Spam16v](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/spam16v/32/5287_2.png) [@Spam16v](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Spam16v)\ **Post date:** [April 11, 2013, 5:46am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/machine-shop-to-enlarge-centerbore-in-wheels/229904/10 "2013-04-11T05:46:11Z")
Pull the hubs & machine them. Run hubcentric rings with stock staggered fggtry ---
**Author:** ![robftw](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/6bbea6/32.png) [@robftw](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/robftw)\ **Post date:** [April 11, 2013, 5:49am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/machine-shop-to-enlarge-centerbore-in-wheels/229904/11 "2013-04-11T05:49:21Z")
Take it to klispies in Hamburg, if they can do it they will send you to another guy in eden. Real old school tooling shop ---
**Author:** ![Viper966](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/viper966/32/7268_2.png) [@Viper966](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Viper966)\ **Post date:** [April 11, 2013, 6:05am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/machine-shop-to-enlarge-centerbore-in-wheels/229904/12 "2013-04-11T06:05:00Z")
> [@LZ](#): > > Have them send you the correct wheels for your car instead of doing something ghetto? Its not ghetto, the hub diameter is machined when they are made. They are going to pay for the work, it doesnt makr sense go Ship them all the way back to cali to have thr work done ---
**Author:** ![e60oholic](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/e60oholic/32/6228_2.png) [@e60oholic](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/e60oholic)\ **Post date:** [April 11, 2013, 6:11am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/machine-shop-to-enlarge-centerbore-in-wheels/229904/13 "2013-04-11T06:11:55Z")
Let me take a guess you bought them from Umnitza? ---
**Author:** ![Viper966](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/viper966/32/7268_2.png) [@Viper966](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Viper966)\ **Post date:** [April 15, 2013, 10:14am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/machine-shop-to-enlarge-centerbore-in-wheels/229904/14 "2013-04-15T10:14:52Z")
> [@e60oholic](#): > > Let me take a guess you bought them from Umnitza? nope, sponsoring wheel vendor from Bimmerpost… the wheels were dropshipped from the company that made them, and they machined them for a standard X5 and not an X5M (even though i specified the centerbore differences front/rear)