brake clips and weld wheels
#1
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brake clips and weld wheels
got my welds on today, now i will list all my problems i ran into. you would assume a 16x8 wheel with like 4 or 5 inches of back spacing would fit, nope, had to beat the brake clips down around the calipers, wow that is a safe way to hold calipers on, sheet tin, i prefer big bolts, also, most aluminum wheels can take factory lugnuts, these can but not very well, tore them up a little bit, i will eventually pay the boy the 250 he wants for them, he didnt care i scratched them, they aint the best but look good on the truck, i am going to buy aftermarket lugnuts next week probably, another problem, the bolt on center caps dont fit over dana 70 hubs. i am probably going to swap over to slip in Eagle or AR centers with cheap lugnuts, also the wheel dont fit over the 2WD front hubs the best, kinda tight. i figure all you guys would like to know this just in case you get a deal on the set.
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front hubs, brake hat, stud mounting surface, whatever you want to call it, they are tight, you have to kick the tire to get them off. i will get some after i get my front bumper fixed, had a little run in with a short fence post.
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Weld has two different bolt on covers, you need the deep ones for the rears. As far as lugnuts, go to your local tire and wheel dealer and get the 1/2 inch ET lugnut. It has a shank that is about 3/4 of an inch long with the top half being of the acorn persuasion so you get a little more bite on the stud. On the fronts you may have to chamfer the inside edge of the center opening to achieve a better fit. You should have plenty of material to work with since you only need to take off .125 or so.
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