Any of you guys out there have a lathe and could mill out the center of my front hubcaps? I am putting a manual lockout hub kit up front and need the hole milled out on the two front hubcaps. I need them PERFECTLY centered so it looks factory. I would also like the edges champhered so that it isn't sharp. A lot to ask but I know there are some good machinists out there!

 

They're plastic caps, right? Just measure carefully, mark your center, drill a pilot hole (1/4") should be fine. Then just get a hole saw the proper size, just go slow so it doesn't bind and crack. Clean it up with a small file, maybe some paint, should be good to roll. If you do find a machinist they can do a bang-up job as well.

 

I know that I can do it, but I wanted to keep this as "true" as possible. An experienced machinist would make sure that the cut was centered correctly.

 

What kind of manual hub kit are you installing? I've been thinking about doing it myself. Let us know how it works out.

 

I could do it for you, I have a lathe that would chuck it up, would just need to know exactly the size you want, Im in n.w. south dakota, not too far away from you.

 

could you send me a personal message with your contact info?

 

I've got a lathe in my shop and in another thread I offered to do it for anyone on here for nothing. It's about a ten minute job. Just pay the shipping. I've got hubs on my truck and bored my own caps out. I would advise on not chamfering the edge. The chrome plating's only a very thin veneer about .010 thickness with much thicker dull gray plastic below it. I just bored my holes out then while it was still spinning in the lathe cleaned up the sharp chrome edge with a rat tail file. They look factory perfect. You can contact me via craulston76@lycos.com