yeah you could do something like that. depending on the rim you can shave the inside lip off to narrow the wheel while maintaining the offset. i did that on some ae truck wheels so i could use them on the front. while doing nothing to the rear. the wheels only had the pin style. i took the hexes off and worked fine.if your not sure just browse tower. they give dimensions and most of the specs. thats what i did. i converted one of my buggies into a mt. so i had to find some wheels that would clear the front hubs. i just need to order a dif clutch bell to gear it down a bit more and ill be happy with that. hope the info helps youll figure it out good luck