Not so sure I would of did that to mating surface where Rim meets center of the Hub.
But they are only for winter so have at it!
But they are only for winter so have at it!
Possible fix for preventing Rusty Hubs
Fix for 2010-2013 18" Jeep/Dodge Wheels to preventing Rusting Hubs
I posted this in the thread under Visual Formum, I'm surprised there was no comment. I think this might be the best fix. It's simple and maintenance free. When I put the snows on I'll probably do the same to the Jeep wheel.
By the way I used a small Drill Grinding wheel and a round file. The new grinding wheel was toast after just 4 notches.
Only one drain I think is needed. Because when it spins it will flush out.
I think it's close enough and small enough not to cause balance issues. But I was getting snows with these rims rebalanced any way.
I thought I was gonna notch the little cap but that won't work (see pic) because it does not go to the edge. These are 18" Dodge Durango Wheels I'm about to mount Snows on. I believe they are setup identical to the Jeep 18's
Notice the 5 Pockets have drains.
The center hub has no drain. So I added one.
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Here is what it looks like from the outside when mounted
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Here is Jeeps fix for 2014 Wheels
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I posted this in the thread under Visual Formum, I'm surprised there was no comment. I think this might be the best fix. It's simple and maintenance free. When I put the snows on I'll probably do the same to the Jeep wheel.
By the way I used a small Drill Grinding wheel and a round file. The new grinding wheel was toast after just 4 notches.
Only one drain I think is needed. Because when it spins it will flush out.
I think it's close enough and small enough not to cause balance issues. But I was getting snows with these rims rebalanced any way.
I thought I was gonna notch the little cap but that won't work (see pic) because it does not go to the edge. These are 18" Dodge Durango Wheels I'm about to mount Snows on. I believe they are setup identical to the Jeep 18's
Notice the 5 Pockets have drains.
The center hub has no drain. So I added one.
Here is what it looks like from the outside when mounted
Here is Jeeps fix for 2014 Wheels
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Good info. I am still going to spray some fluid film on each hub bolt though. 
I never had to spray any other car. Even if you spray do really want to allow the water to stay in there. It will eventually make it's way through bearing seals. Especially if it ever freezes. You don't want standing water in there, ever, period. Spray or no spray. Spray is a band aide.Good info. I am still going to spray some fluid film on each hub bolt though.
If my wheel still is hard to get off in the spring, I'll put the 5 drains in. Which will also ease it's grip on the hub.
I hate to necro a 2.5 year old thread, but this is on topic and there aren't many threads about this.
I recently experienced rusty water spinning out of the edge of the hub cap at the center of one of my new wheels. I'd never seen that before. A few days prior I'd driven through a massive downpour with lots of standing water and freeway speeds, so I figured it must have had standing water in there for several days and spun out when I drove it again a few days later.
About a week after that, I was touching up my summer wheels (original stock 18" wheels) and noticed there were drains at the inner/outer edges of the pockets.
I definitely don't want my hubs rusting away prematurely, so I did some more research. I found some photos of the mating surface on my winter wheels before I mounted them and there were no drains! These are MOPAR wheels sold as an "upgrade" to the OEM 18" wheels that come on the vehicle from the factory. I'm really surprised to see a design flaw like this.
So, I'm thinking I'll dremel 5 drain channels about 1/16" deep and about 1/4" wide centered between each of the stud holes.
Thoughts? Good idea or bad?
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I recently experienced rusty water spinning out of the edge of the hub cap at the center of one of my new wheels. I'd never seen that before. A few days prior I'd driven through a massive downpour with lots of standing water and freeway speeds, so I figured it must have had standing water in there for several days and spun out when I drove it again a few days later.
About a week after that, I was touching up my summer wheels (original stock 18" wheels) and noticed there were drains at the inner/outer edges of the pockets.
I definitely don't want my hubs rusting away prematurely, so I did some more research. I found some photos of the mating surface on my winter wheels before I mounted them and there were no drains! These are MOPAR wheels sold as an "upgrade" to the OEM 18" wheels that come on the vehicle from the factory. I'm really surprised to see a design flaw like this.
So, I'm thinking I'll dremel 5 drain channels about 1/16" deep and about 1/4" wide centered between each of the stud holes.
Thoughts? Good idea or bad?
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Here's the finished drains on my MOPAR "Rugged Off-Road Black and Machined" 18" wheels. They're kind of rough, but it was the best I could do with a dremel and a hand file.
I took care to remove minimal material and keep the edges rounded. It's tough to tell from the picture, but each groove is only about 1/8" deep through the inner/outer rings on the hub mating surface.
I took care to remove minimal material and keep the edges rounded. It's tough to tell from the picture, but each groove is only about 1/8" deep through the inner/outer rings on the hub mating surface.
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