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Old Sep 18, 2012 | 09:45 AM
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Wheel trouble

Hello again I was wondering if anyone had issues with clearance on western mags they came off a car with 4way drum brakes my car has discs up front and they hit on caliper can they be shimmed out to clear ? They r just temporary til I put on my ssll
Old Sep 18, 2012 | 09:48 AM
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No experience with Western but I can say you may well run into the same issue with the ssII's, some have had to grind off the "bumps" on the inside of the wheel. My guess is you are running 14" rims and tires, may want to consider 15".
Old Sep 18, 2012 | 09:55 AM
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Yes they r 14 s they came off a 442with disc brakes so I should be ok with them I was hoping to use the westerns while I worked on the car.i picked a set of 4 with decent tires for 40 bucks
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