Guys

I had a small shimmie in one of my front wheels , when I put on a new set of tires the guy who installed them said one of the front wheels was not true a round , so i ordered a new wheel and it took way to much wheel weights for me ( three 5 inch weights)so I sent it back . The wheels are cragar classics , this is the third set I have had on this car so you can say I like them , have had car sence 1968. Also when I tryed to install the new wheel there is no room to get a deep socket on the lugs with out scarring the wheel . When I put my old spare on no proublm using a deep socket , The wheel size is 14 x 6 inch just like my old one . What I would like to know what do you use on wheels that the lug nuts are close to the side of the wheel with out scarring the wheel ?

FAT40 P .S When I put on the spare the shimmie was gone

YOU need a different wheel ... IMHO

There was a thread ( China wheels ) about companies now making less quality wheels. Quality issues and quality control has gone the way of the Dodo bird.

Maybe eBay would have a older set ... to match the original ones ...

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These part # SCDPT6 on page 3 are what I have and so far they have taken every wheel off that I came across. A bit pricey but maybe you could buy just the socket you need.

Steve

Try using a spark plug socket. You may need to remove the grommet to get a better fit, but usualy this works.

Cragar wheels .

Vince

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I thought the same thing about the wheel being made in China , but it says on the box made in the U S A , mabe there Quality Control is just gone down hill ? I am supose to recive my new wheel Monday , will let everyone know how it fits .

Fat40

If it's a true Cragar, then it is made in the U.S.A. It's rare to see a steel wheel being imported. Besides, the Cragar label for steel is now owned by Carlisle Tire & Wheel, which makes their wheels in California. The aluminum part of Cragar is owned by Weld Wheels. And Weld also exclusively builds their wheels in the U.S.

Although I doubt it, it could be the quality of steel that is suspect. The manufacturing process rarely causes a wheel to move excessively (There will always be a bit of wheel run-out with a steel wheel). Or you could check how the tire shop that you used mounts their wheels. If they use a "Euro-style" Coats or Hunter changer that clamps the wheel at the base, then your golden. Some shops will use the older post mount changers. And these will ruin a Cragar in no time because it places the clamping force on the front hub.

I have a old hand mount rim stand to mount my tires ... like this one ... except old and ratty looking ...

el pollo

I had the wheel installed a Discount Tire , they install rims all day long so I dont think that is the problem, I sent a e-mail off to Cragar today and explained what has happened so let's see what they say .



Fat40

Well, I'm glad you chose a great company to install the tires on your wheels.

If Cragar sends you anything back, be sure to give the guys at Discount Tire copies. Because that would make life easier when they send the wheel back for credit. Carlisle, Cragar's parent company, sometimes is a pain in the you know what when attempting to exchange or even send back "defective" products.

You changed wheel but did you ever think you might have a bad tire?


Tazz

I wonder if some of these wheels may be off-shore copies? It is legal to state MADE IN USA if assembled here. The components may be off-shore.

I know there is a plethora (or was) of off-shore copies of FORD cast aluminum wheels and the thing was most people will buy them thinking they are saving money.

I for one would like/need to know the outcome of CRAGAR wheels as I love them but if all that is available now is poor quality off-shores, I don't need to buy them...

-MENTIONED REFERRING CHI-COM WHEEL THREAD-

have your tires shaved, try grinding the sides of socket down

There are still companies that shave tires?? It' kind of odd considering tire manufacturers are going away from the old clamshell style molding process in favor of the segmented style.


That and they have started to get better in cutting down the radial conicity in the tires.

And again, Cragar wheels are built in the U.S. But they are a rolled, stamped and welded wheel. And this process is inferior to the ways of making an aluminum wheel.

Then how do you explain this earlier post? I think more is manufactured off-shore than many think. Even HOLLEY didi-maued to MEXICO how many years ago? I didn't notice any prices going down (the usual excuse for going out of country).