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rod7515 said: TJ,
I agree with the concerns of the wheel spacers. But I run them on mine since I love the look of the 70's Cragar. They just wont fit without a spacer. This makes me drive a little slower out on the road and it might cause you to not be able to keep up if traveling in a caravan to an outing. (some of these guys fly) I keep a torque wrench in the car and I check them about every 100 miles or so. Never had them come loss yet but I continue to check them. Wish there was another way to get around it. If you dont have to use a spacer dont! If you do have to have one, keep your eye on them! By the way, the car looks good and I like the pick of tires!
Rodney
Rod, I really don't know whose wheel spacers that you have, but there are some pretty good billet ones that are better than the cheaper ones. here is some info about them: I agree with the concerns of the wheel spacers. But I run them on mine since I love the look of the 70's Cragar. They just wont fit without a spacer. This makes me drive a little slower out on the road and it might cause you to not be able to keep up if traveling in a caravan to an outing. (some of these guys fly) I keep a torque wrench in the car and I check them about every 100 miles or so. Never had them come loss yet but I continue to check them. Wish there was another way to get around it. If you dont have to use a spacer dont! If you do have to have one, keep your eye on them! By the way, the car looks good and I like the pick of tires!
Rodney
Trans-Dapt Performance billet wheel spacers are constructed from durable, lightweight 6061-T6 aircraft billet aluminum, making them perfect for trucks, racing, or other heavy-duty applications where you need extra clearance for your wheels. These Trans-Dapt wheel spacers include preinstalled, press-in wheel studs and feature radiused edges to reduce stress. Trans-Dapt Performance billet wheel spacers include zinc plated, open-end lug nuts. Notice that they mention can be used even for racing...............
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It will be a moot point tomorrow, as I am picking up my 78 aluminum factory wheels from the restorer. Polished, center repainted, and clear coated. They should look awesome, and no more spacer.
Oh, I've got plans...!
Good luck w/everything. My 10,000 Corvette, well Im into it for 32k.. Worth every penny,,
Well, put the new/vintage rims on, lost the spacers and viola! The lug nuts were the wrong size. Too long shanks, they bottomed out on the stud before they were fully tight on the wheel. So, I ordered new, vintage remake lug nuts. Since the wheel is right, I'm assuming (I know, I know!) that everything will fit. And I'm replacing the passenger side window glass tomorrow.
Oh, I've got plans...!
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Those wheels and tires look REALLY good! It's too bad you're in CA, because if you were closer I'd find out where you got the wheels done to do mine! they look like new! By the way, You can ONLY use the repo lug nuts on the cast aluminum wheels. Nobody else has the proper shoulder and depth. You CAN get McGuard locks for them, though (which I would reccomend).
You're going to have something really special when you're done! Wish I could see it!
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voiceoftj said: 
Very,very nice!
Refurbished factory aluminum wheels, new tires. Looking better.
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Nice work on the wheels!!!
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