Mods to H2 wheels to fit "04"

[Bartman]

I know this question has probably been asked before, and I attemted to find a thread concerning this but found nothing. I am intersted in mounting some chrome H2 wheels on my truck and was wondering if anyone had photos of their rig with the wheels on it, and what needs to be done to the wheels to make them bolt up please advise it would be much appreciated

 

[ECappleman]

If I remember right, a machine shop has to mill out about a 1/8" out of the center.

I believe they are also offset about an extra 1/2"

 

[Bartman]

thanks for the additional info. dumb question but the additional 1/2" offset what will that do for me? Does that mean clearance?

 

[ECappleman]

http://www.getdieselpower.com/my04dodge_files/h2/article/h2install.html

 

[bighammer]

Search the forums here using H2*



(asterisk to make the H2 long enough to search)

 

[Bartman]

Thanks for all the info guys I think I have what I need to go on with the purchase

 

[jelag]

What size are the wheels and where have you found them...

 

[Patriot_RAM]

Get them on e-bay or from a Hummer dealer. Some have take-offs. I got a set of 4 wheels and tires with about 100 miles on them for $500 from Oklahoma City Hummer. I think the price has been driven up by demand since then.



I had mine turned on a lathe to open up the center hold to about 3. 776 or something like that. Hoot posted an awesome set of instructions on dieselplace.com about 9 months or so ago.



The size of wheels -- I'm not sure, I do know that compared to stock, they are the same size (17") and width is the same. The only difference is the H2 wheel has an additional 1/2" of backspacing. It doesn't seem like much, but it makes it a little harder to fit large tires on the truck (37's), and also puts enough arc in the movement of the wheel while steering (when stationary) to make it difficult to steer with 315 tires on it.