Whats involved with welding on the inner ring? Is it something a lathe or machine shop is required for, or is it something a competent welder could do at home?
If you’re putting the locks on the outside of existing wheels, you don’t need a machine shop. You do need a competent welder, and straight wheels. Since the lock welds to the outer lip, if your wheels are hashed, this is a good time to get new ones. If you’re wanting to keep your existing wheels, and not widen them in the process, you’ll need a big lathe or a mill to machine off the outer bead. We’ll do it, but it’s a PITA; Then the rest of the install is pretty much the same Assuming you put ’em on the outside, all you have to do is wire-wheel the paint, grime, rust, etc., off your wheels (obviously, with the tires off) around the outer lip where you’ll be welding. Then put the inner ring on (the one with bigger holes in it) and center it up by hand. It’s an exact match for the OD of the wheel, so it’s cake to center, just run your fingers around the OD of the whole thing. Tack it in place in a couple opposite spots, then keep crisscross-tacking it till you’ve got it tacked in about e
