[TR] Wheel Spacers?

Hoyt Duff hoytduff at gmail.com
Wed Apr 19 22:11:02 MDT 2017


It's been years since I looked and payed attention, but won't the
longer studs just press out and then be replaced with shorter studs?

On 4/19/17, Anthony Rhodes <spamiam at comcast.net> wrote:
> Thanks for the suggestion.  Actually, I am not converting from bolt-on
> wheels to wires.   The car was fitted with wire wheels from new and I
> assumed that the studs and nuts holding the splined hubs would automatically
> be low profile enough for the center-lock alloy wheels.   But that is not
> so.
>
> I will try to cut down the studs first. I want to try to avoid offsetting
> the wheels by using a spacer.
>
> -Tony
>
> Sent from my 1837 Babbage Analytical Engine
>
>> On Apr 19, 2017, at 1:47 PM, Joe Alexander <n197tr4 at cs.com> wrote:
>>
>> If I understand your issue with 3/16ths interference.
>>
>> We have wheel Spacers that people use when converting to WIRES, instead of
>> sawing off studs.
>>
>> Joe Alexander
>> 645 1st Street
>> Jesup, IA 50648
>> The-vintage-racer.com
>> Gasketinnovations.com
>> Cell:  319.464.4711
>
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