And I love the cragars....will be putting them on mine....OLD SCHOOL RULES 
cragars got me bummin
Instructor
Joined: Jan 2005
Posts: 165
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From: Hobart Ind, near chicago
Originally Posted by Tele_Man
I've been running with Cragar SS's for over three years.
No caliper shaving/grinding.
No extra long bolts.
Just a 1/2" aluminum disc (spacer) that fits over the bolts behind the Cragar rims.
I check the nuts periodically and make sure they're torqued to ~95-100 lb-ft.
Never had a problem yet.
No caliper shaving/grinding.
No extra long bolts.
Just a 1/2" aluminum disc (spacer) that fits over the bolts behind the Cragar rims.
I check the nuts periodically and make sure they're torqued to ~95-100 lb-ft.
Never had a problem yet.
Drifting
Joined: Jul 2003
Posts: 1,253
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From: East China MI
I have been running with 1/4" spacers at the track and on the street for years without incident. I have shattered drive line parts but have had no wheel problems.
The precautions have been mentioned:
Proper length studs.
Tapered lug nuts.
Proper torque and retorque after 25 and 100 miles. Then check every 1000 miles.
And I do put some stress on the wheels.
The precautions have been mentioned:
Proper length studs.
Tapered lug nuts.
Proper torque and retorque after 25 and 100 miles. Then check every 1000 miles.
And I do put some stress on the wheels.
Thread Starter
Burning Brakes
Joined: Feb 2005
Posts: 977
Likes: 1
From: wash. dc
Originally Posted by kdf1986
Hello,
I had similar issues with my 1986 and putting on year 2000 rims.
Here is what the adapters look like installed. The adapters are
the way to go, not the spacers.
kdf
I had similar issues with my 1986 and putting on year 2000 rims.
Here is what the adapters look like installed. The adapters are
the way to go, not the spacers.
kdf
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Melting Slicks
Joined: Jan 2004
Posts: 2,672
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From: New Cumberland PA
I do not see where there would be an issue with a thin spacer. One of the problems is that adapters need to be a minimum thickness which will make the tires stick to far out.
I believe it would be better to get lugs with a longer shaft than longer wheel studs. It will be stonger, cheaper, and a lot less work. If you go the longer stud route, might as well increase the diameter of the stud as well.
I believe it would be better to get lugs with a longer shaft than longer wheel studs. It will be stonger, cheaper, and a lot less work. If you go the longer stud route, might as well increase the diameter of the stud as well.
