well.... emailed Cass. He gave me contact info at Strange Engineering. Got ahold of them today. Got an RMA and shipped my axles off to them. $80 bucks for the 5/8ths machine work. I have the dual pattern 1/2" studs and it sounds like they will add a third pattern being the 5/8ths. I'll also buy the studs/spacers/lugs from them for some added cost.

I swear looking at my 1/2 studs there was a little bending going on.....