H1 Recentering Questions??

Wildman1 · Dec 23, 2007

Okay I just got 4 H1 rims and now I want to recenter them for better BS and also to change the bolt pattern to 5 on 5.5.

So from reading over on Pirate there is more than one thread about the flat type centers, even the 3/8's bending?? Is this true? How and why? Since my rig is pretty much a trail rig is it an issue?

LiLBKO · Dec 23, 2007

Yes flat plate will bend when you take a Med to hard side hit and yes it will suck on the road but on the trail not a big deal

Wildman1 · Dec 23, 2007

LiLBKO said:
Yes flat plate will bend when you take a Med to hard side hit and yes it will suck on the road but on the trail not a big deal

What is a medium to hard side hit?? This is a trail Jeep not a buggy??

LiLBKO · Dec 23, 2007

OK say your side hilling and slide slide down 10 feet and all the weight hits your wheel or you roll

LiLBKO · Dec 23, 2007

Or get pressed centers but the only place I know of that has them is USA6x6 and that can be a crap shot, I still need to get some for my H1's because I don't want flat plate centers

Wildman1 · Dec 23, 2007

Yep 6x6 is all I know too & I have heard all the stories and don't want to be waiting. That is why I am asking about the flat centers. I can say that in all my wheeling experiances so far I have not slid like you discribed. I guess I can try the flats and if I do bend them then try 6x6.

Will decide after the New Year if I want to take the crap shoot.

benw1 · Dec 23, 2007

The pressed centers are nice, it just depends whether or not you are willing to gamble with USA6x6. Other than that your only choice is flat centers so theres really not much to discuss. FWIW I haven't had any problems with my flat centers on my "trail jeep."

Binder · Dec 23, 2007

You could weld gussets on the flat centers if you're really worried about it.

Wildman1 · Dec 23, 2007

benw said:
The pressed centers are nice, it just depends whether or not you are willing to gamble with USA6x6. Other than that your only choice is flat centers so theres really not much to discuss. FWIW I haven't had any problems with my flat centers on my "trail jeep."

Thanks Ben,
What I was looking for. I am just going to get the Copperhead Fab centers & rock rings.

LiLBKO · Dec 23, 2007

Binder said:
You could weld gussets on the flat centers if you're really worried about it.

Yeah on a trail only rig, I am going to look into getting a set of centers from a wheel mfg but if no luck I will have to try USA since I will not run flat plate centers.

leadfoot067 · Dec 23, 2007

im pretty sure you can buy the pressed centers from stazworks....

www.stazworks.com

LiLBKO · Dec 23, 2007

Unless John started making them in the last 4 months No

Binder · Dec 23, 2007

LiLBKO said:
I am going to look into getting a set of centers from a wheel mfg but if no luck I will have to try USA since I will not run flat plate centers.

I checked on this years ago and found nothing. I learned that all wheel centers were made by one of only about three companies. This was long ago and may not still be the case.

Wildman1 · Dec 23, 2007

You could buy some cheap wheels and cut the centers out of them to use in the H1 rims.

leadfoot067 · Dec 23, 2007

it says right on the front page of stazworks they have pressed centers now....

Made to order double beadlock wheels
Available in 15, 16, 16.5, 17, 20 and 22"
!Now Avilable with Pressed Centers!

Turd Polisher · Dec 23, 2007

Wildman said:
You could buy some cheap wheels and cut the centers out of them to use in the H1 rims.

That's what I did, but used some wagon wheels I had laying around.

Mudmayhem101 · Dec 24, 2007

I got some centers from 66cjdean on the pirate board, worked great still running them today.

Not Jobless · Dec 24, 2007

Why did you buy Hummer rims? Seems to be more trouble than it's worth.

Wildman1 · Dec 24, 2007

Jobless said:
Why did you buy Hummer rims? Seems to be more trouble than it's worth.

What trouble?? How much are a dual bead beadlock rim? Or how much is a regular rim and Staun internal beadlocks? H1 rims are cheaper anyway you look at it.

So how are they too much trouble? Explain your comment??

Not Jobless · Dec 24, 2007

Wildman said:
What trouble?? How much are a dual bead beadlock rim? Or how much is a regular rim and Staun internal beadlocks? H1 rims are cheaper anyway you look at it.

So how are they too much trouble? Explain your comment??

By trouble I mean trying to find a way to get new centers.

I know they are an inexpensive double beadlock but given your rig and all the other bells & whistles I figured you'd go Walker doubles or something.

Try Trailready, they can probably recenter those.