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normleo · 07-06-2011, 09:11 PM

spacers for wire wheels when used on 46 48 drums

1oldtimer · 07-07-2011, 01:26 AM

http://www.verntardel.com/collection...-wheel-spacers

Bassman/NZ · 07-07-2011, 05:06 AM

Speedway.

flatheadfan · 07-07-2011, 06:41 AM

normleo-

Find yourself a chunk of 4" I.D. iron pipe. Take it to a machine shop and have them set it up in a lathe and cut the rings off at 0.195-0.200 thickness. Finally epoxy to the back of the wheel as shown and you are good to go. Incidentally, once everything is set up on the lathe you can cut off enough spacers to set-up a "cottage industry" and pay-off your initial investment and then some!

Tom

JM 35 Sedan · 07-07-2011, 07:03 AM

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There has been some good recent posts on this subject. Too much to try to repost here. Go to the search function and find some of these. There are spacer rings made for the new reproduction drums and rings for the original 40-48 drums. There is also an interference problem in some cases when using wire wheels on original '46-'48 drums due to welded on balance weights. If you have any trouble finding these old posts send me a pm and I will try to locate them for you or get you all the info you need.

07-06-2011, 09:11 PM	#1
normleo Member Join Date: Jun 2010 Posts: 86	wheel spacers spacers for wire wheels when used on 46 48 drums

07-07-2011, 01:26 AM	#2
1oldtimer Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: South Orange County, Ca. Posts: 685	Re: wheel spacers http://www.verntardel.com/collection...-wheel-spacers

07-07-2011, 05:06 AM	#3
Bassman/NZ Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Napier, New Zealand Posts: 2,001	Re: wheel spacers Speedway.

07-07-2011, 06:41 AM	#4
flatheadfan Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: West Michigan Posts: 1,218	Re: wheel spacers normleo- Find yourself a chunk of 4" I.D. iron pipe. Take it to a machine shop and have them set it up in a lathe and cut the rings off at 0.195-0.200 thickness. Finally epoxy to the back of the wheel as shown and you are good to go. Incidentally, once everything is set up on the lathe you can cut off enough spacers to set-up a "cottage industry" and pay-off your initial investment and then some! Tom Last edited by flatheadfan; 04-22-2013 at 02:57 PM.

07-07-2011, 07:03 AM	#5
JM 35 Sedan Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Near Rising Sun, Maryland Posts: 10,859	Re: wheel spacers Sponsored Links (Register now to hide all advertisements) There has been some good recent posts on this subject. Too much to try to repost here. Go to the search function and find some of these. There are spacer rings made for the new reproduction drums and rings for the original 40-48 drums. There is also an interference problem in some cases when using wire wheels on original '46-'48 drums due to welded on balance weights. If you have any trouble finding these old posts send me a pm and I will try to locate them for you or get you all the info you need. __________________ *John* *"Never give up on what you really want to do. The person with big dreams is more powerful than one with all the facts". Albert Einstein*