In Reply to: 8N Rear Wheel Spacings posted by Tim Daley(MI) on June 22, 2008 at 10:57:44:
When the rims were new, that might have been somewhat of a good idea, but let's see someone do that switch
with rusted rims and bolts in two hours. In some if not all cases, its not going to happen. I personally think this
is one design problem of that Ford rim setup. I used an 8# sledge hammer and it was all I could do to drive the
rusted bolts out that hold the rim to the center on my NAA wheels. Of course I'm an old codger and the rims and
bolts are 50 years and some old now too. New 6-loop rims are good but be sure you buy a left and right. By
that I mean, get the valve stem in the correct location for use on whichever side the rim is to go on. My 8N has
one that is correct and the other that cannot be switched around because of the valve stem location. I was
bummed when I found that.
Mike in CO
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