Yes it should be safe but have a machine shop or other qualified shop do the work. It should be bored out as close to center as possible to minimize balancing problems.

Also as others have noted the montero is a Lug Centric versus a Hub Centric designed setup. <img src="/forums/images/graemlins/kewl.gif" alt="" />

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