Chris,
What is the diameter of the center hole? My Westerns have a 2 3/4" center
hole with a 1/4" of metal between the center hole and the lug holes.
Rick
----- Original Message -----
From "Chris King" <cbking at alum.rpi.edu>
To: <spridgets@autox.team.net>
Sent: Sunday, May 29, 2005 1:23 PM
Subject: Western alloys dont fit!!
> Of course, this is after I bought and mounted the tires. I test fit the
> rims without lugs, and they slid on, and looked OK, so I figured I was
> fine. After all, the guy I bought these from said they came off a Jensen
> Healey, which has a 4 x 4" pattern.
>
> So now I have the correct shouldered lug nuts, and then I install one,
> the lug stud 180 degrees opposite it is nearly touching the oval hole.
> No way to get the nut over it. Grrr.
>
> On closer inspection, it looks like these rims were originally for a 4 x
> 4 1/4" pattern, and someone machined the holes oval. There doesn't look
> like there's enough meat left between the oval lug holes and the large
> center hub to continue machining the holes inward. Maybe 1/8" is left.
>
> So what cars were 4 x 4 1/4", so when I ebay these the next guy won't
> have the same trouble I have?
>
> -=Chris
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