Rims won't fit on rear with drums.

[mlsceo]

I repeat the question. Did you take a hammer to the raised areas around the stud holes thinking they were causing the issue?

Those wheels must've been balanced while the paint was still wet. I sure didn't have that kind of paint damage when mine were done.

 

[Cyrillious]

I am not trying to make this worse for you but I am running 33x12.50 mud grips and they don't need that much weight. If you have that much lead on that wheel something is wrong.

I learned something new. Thank you for that information. Now I want to run them after I figure out how to fit them and see how the ride compares to the alternate wheels I will put on for now to get my pet Monster rolling. I wonder if the quality of tires could also contribute to the excess weights?

 

[Cyrillious]

I repeat the question. Did you take a hammer to the raised areas around the stud holes thinking they were causing the issue?

No I did not. No hammering was done in these pictures.

 

[Redfish]

I learned something new. Thank you for that information. Now I want to run them after I figure out how to fit them and see how the ride compares to the alternate wheels I will put on for now to get my pet Monster rolling. I wonder if the quality of tires could also contribute to the excess weights?

Yes. Tire quality has more effect on balancing that the rim quality. Mostly because the tire is further from the center and any weight differences have a greater effect further from the middle/center of rotation.

 

[squaredeal91]

Did the earlier blazers have smaller drums? They were smaller and lighter than the 1/2 ton pickups. Just so odd why there made wrong. Maybe 10 bolt is 12 bolt. But I'm thinking maybe blazers had smaller drums?

 

[Bennyt]

If it were me, i think I would go to the local auto parts store, order a new set of drums and see what shows up. If the new drums clear, great. If not, I'd stop there and get different wheels as it's not worth the time, money, effort to modify a part that really shouldn't have to be modified and something tells me every few months/years, there will be an issue related to the wheels and or drums.

Also, how do they fit on the front? Any issues?

 

[mlsceo]

If it were me, i think I would go to the local auto parts store, order a new set of drums and see what shows up. If the new drums clear, great. If not, I'd stop there and get different wheels as it's not worth the time, money, effort to modify a part that really shouldn't have to be modified and something tells me every few months/years, there will be an issue related to the wheels and or drums.

Also, how do they fit on the front? Any issues?

Mine fit great after a little trimming. But, do as you will. I've described exactly what is needed, can't do any more than that.

 

[squaredeal91]

I bought the same wheels. Test fit them before painting and had the same trouble. The wheel inner is manufactured a little differently than the factory wheels. A couple of hours with a Dremel wheel along the edges of the inner wheel openings and all was well. My truck is a 77 c10 and the wheels are 15x10. Not sure if 4x4 drums are the same as mine? Looking more closely at your pics, yes same issue. Just grind down the edges of the lips for clearance. I bought mine from Wheel Vintiques but it's the same manufacturer.

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