cragar soft 8 mounting problems

[calbear]

I took my Jeep in to get new tires and took the opportunity to throw the Soft 8s on.

But the tire shop would not mount the Soft 8s saying there is a gap between the wheel bore and the hub. He says all the weight is resting on the 5 bolts and it was dangerous.

What the hells going on? Is there a manufacturing defect on my Cragars or the tech does not know s*it?!!

Please help if you have an opinion. I need new tires before going on the road and I dont have rims to mount them.

 

[ACWeller]

my opinion, take it to another shop. they should have been able to offer an idea on whats wrong instead of just blowing you off. Sounds to me like you just needsome hub centric rings.

 

[incommando]

Most factory rims fit snugly around the hub and are "hub centric." After market rims often do not ride that snugly. People pan wheel spacers because they are not "hub centric" in most cases but ignore that many aftermarket wheels are the same way.

 

[twack]

considering that many people who own liberties own cragar soft 8s, myself included. We all have the same hubs, and we dont have problems and we dont use spacers. Take itsomewhere else and if there is still a problem maybe you ordered the wrong wheel

 

[ptsb5a]

Use conical seat lug nuts like everyone else. The lug will centre the stud in the wheel's hole for the lug nut. Once all five lugs are on, the wheel will be centered with the hub. Go and see someone else. The dude that's mounting the wheels for you is a bozo. Or, put el-cheapo center caps on and you won't see the hub.

I might be a ********* for saying your tire dude is a bozo but hey, my Soft8's fit fine and run true, no wobbling here.

 

[ridenby]

I took my Jeep in to get new tires and took the opportunity to throw the Soft 8s on.

But the tire shop would not mount the Soft 8s saying there is a gap between the wheel bore and the hub. He says all the weight is resting on the 5 bolts and it was dangerous.

What the hells going on? Is there a manufacturing defect on my Cragars or the tech does not know s*it?!!

Please help if you have an opinion. I need new tires before going on the road and I dont have rims to mount them.

If you where packing weight,ie,loaded to the gills daily,2 ton or more would think you Might be headed for trouble. Otherwise,no prob,thank fellow for looking out for you,run the wheels.

 

[tjkj2002]

Hub centric rims take the weight off the wheels studs so the hub center actually supports the full weight and the wheel studs only provide the clamping force.Lug centric rims like the soft 8's uses the wheel studs to support the weight and center the rim.Not a real issue for a KJ,those five 1/2" grade 8 wheel studs will handle alot of weight before they deform and break if properly torqued.

Now if your talking about a 3/4/1 ton pickup your asking for trouble.

 

[autoboy454]

... 3/4/1 ton pickup...

There really isn't an easy way to write those two trucks next to each other is there

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[tjkj2002]

There really isn't an easy way to write those two trucks next to each other is there

kopkrab.gif

Yeah just noticed it,should have made it look like this..............

3/4 and 1 ton

 

[autoboy454]

not trying to split hairs just thought it was funny, never heard of a 3-4-1 ton before lol

 

[ThunderbirdJunkie]

Guess this tire shop never sells wheels.
Buncha goofballs.

not trying to split hairs just thought it was funny, never heard of a 3-4-1 ton before lol

They came with the Cadillac 8-6-4 engine

 

[calbear]

considering that many people who own liberties own cragar soft 8s

that's what I told him but no luck.

Took it to another shop. The guy said rims were lug centric right on. He also offered to put flanges (guess a hub centric rings) on the hub centers if I wanted.
It only costs me 40 bucks for a set so why not?! I'll get em installed on Monday and post pictures after the lift on Tuesday.

thanks for all the input

 

[ThunderbirdJunkie]

Cal, any chance of you getting a part number for those hub centric rings?

 

[twack]

Cal, any chance of you getting a part number for those hub centric rings?

are those the mr. gasket wheel spacers or are the rings a different thing

 

[ThunderbirdJunkie]

Hub centric rings are completely different

You must be registered for see images attach

If the centerbore on a wheel is too big for the vehicle the wheels are on, then you should be using these

 

[calbear]

Cal, any chance of you getting a part number for those hub centric rings?

They will be custom made at a machine shop. If you need them I can get you a set but shipping from Turkey would be too expensive.

 

[Red_KJ_666]

Dude Fast wheels makes a Set of hub Centric Rings for like 10$ all 4. But they really are not needed. Paint your centers black and forget about it. Also if you run hub centric rings and Soft 8's I would think push thru caps will not work.