: Hello,
:
: I just got some 14*6 (5 on 4 inch bolt pattern)
: Cragar S/S mags for my 63 Dart /6.
:
: I've got the correct lugnuts (7/16 left and
: right hand thread, .80 shank length, .58
: shank diameter, 7/16 20 tpi, etc..).
:
: The wheels fit fine on the back, but on the
: front the little balance weights on the
: perimeter of the brake drum are interfering
: with one of the "spokes" of the
: mag. Thus the mags didn't "seat"
: properly and I could not safely install
: them.

: You could always grind down the weight, or just
: remove the weight. If you do so, your wheels
: will need to be balanced on the car.

: The wheels fit fine on the back, but on the
: front the little balance weights on the
: perimeter of the brake drum are interfering
: with one of the "spokes" of the
: mag. Thus the mags didn't "seat"
: properly and I could not safely install
: them.
:
: Has anyone run into this problem before? What
: is the cure? Are there special washers that
: are used to offset the wheels from the drum
: enough to clear the drum weights?

: Yup,
: I have delt with this before, I was able to
: position the wheel on one drum so it missed
: the weight. I also had a drum with a lot of
: weight on it, I was lucky to have another
: drum with no weight on it, so I swapped.
:
: I have also used my die grinder to cut a
: clearance channel through the weight, then
: marked the wheel so I would install it in
: the correct position every time. ( spray
: painted one lug / lug hole position)
:
: I have seen the spacers but do not like using
: them, they are hard to position and keep
: over-all balance.
: DD

: The weight(s) (there's 1 on one side and three
: on the other) look like they are spot welded
: on there. Anyone know an easy way to remove
: them (short of grinding)? Big hammer?
:
: Someone said that there is a round spacer that
: goes between the wheel and the drum that
: would increase clearance. Has anyone used
: one of those?

:
: The slotted American Racing wheels I have on my
: Barracuda have such a large flat mounting
: surface they interfer with the weights as
: well as the raised ridge on the OD of the
: drum.
:
: I am using a 1/4" thick spacer. No balance
: problems up to 100+mph.
:
: I could not find any spacers that were 5 on
: 4". The 5 lug spacers all were for a
: minimum 4 1/2" circle and had quite a
: large center hole (elongating the slots to
: fit 4" broke into the center hole). I
: wound up getting 4 on 4" spacers and
: redrilled them for 5 lugs. The only issue I
: was concerned with was if there would be
: enough thread engagement in the lug nut. In
: my case the end of the stud is even with the
: outside of the lug nut. Rule of thumb is
: there should be one full thread protruding.
: I check the torque reguraly and nothing has
: loosened. The shanked lugs used with the
: Cragers should not be a problem.
:
: Dave