Can hub-centered wheels work here?

[luvbowties]

Found a nice set of newer Chevy, SS pickup, all steel, thin-center wheels, but the hub-center is too big for my front rotors:don't know if they were hub- or lug-centered originally--kinda leaning toward hub-centered. Lugs are 1/2-inch diam.
Can such wheels be installed, securely centered, by using proper lug nuts that have a taper steep enough to lug-center them? They fit pretty flat against the flat of the rotor, with no noticeable wobble; yet the lug holes have flares that are maybe 1/32 to 3/64-inch back from the flat of the rotor, making me think the tapered-lug nuts with the lug-centered approach is doable. But frankly, I've never experienced it.
Ideas, please?
Sam

[66 C10 383]

Lug centered is a totally acceptable way of mounting wheels. I've seen a bunch on heavy duty trailers rated at 10,000#+ that only have lug centered wheels. Just make sure your lugs stay tight and you'll be fine.

[aerotruk63]

A buddy of mine in the business says all wheels are lug centered since you can remove the wheel from the hub! lol

[Clyde65]

I think they look funny because the center of the wheels are pushed outward and not centered in the wheel rim.

The hub centric wheels have a small center hole that will need to be machined to a larger size to fit over the stock hub.

The 63-66 have 7/16 lugs and the 73 and up have 1/2" lugs also so those won't fit right either unless you drill out your drums to accept the larger
Lugs

Whatever you do good luck

[gimmy 64]

from what I have read the original wheels are hub centered and all aftermarket wheels are lug centered