a guy said that he cut the centers out of his wheels the whole middle piece (cut off the rivets where it meets the outer ring) and welded it into a different wheel.
I too have thought about that, but was unable to find a 10 lug on 7.25" center that would work well with a 22.5" rim.
The two choices are the original 20" centers, or a 19.5" center.
A new 22.5" rim measures 19.5" at the very smallest inside diameter. A 20" rim center should be about that, but will it fit and give the right back spacing?
Again, I don't recall all the details, but do remember deciding that parts were not available to make it work.
If you would like to research it go to the wheel and tire tech tip, and open the link to the Accuride wheel catalog.
Then go to page 45, and you have dimensions for a 6.75" wide (narrowest available now) Dayton type wheel, which is the same as a bare rim but with a small ring welded inside to one side. If it works out you could buy these rims new for around $100 each, and then machine work and welding to fit centers in, assuming it measures out so it works. You can also buy just the bare rim, but sources are somewhat limited there, as they would come from Accuride directly or another wheel manufacturer who uses the Accuride rim as a starting point for their own wheels.
Grigg
