Quote from: Gary 30U on October 10, 2013, 01:06:16 PM
Chet, Thanks for the nice comments about our web site.
I couldn't sleep last night thinking about your wheel problem. I have come to the conclusion that it is probably the spokes. If they were just 1/8" wide face to face then the drum would be set in that far. It could be 1/8" on the front or back face or as little as 1/16" on each, but the result would be the same. I measured some old spokes I have off of two different cars and one set measures 1.256 ( presumably 1.25) and the other measures 1.267 just over the 1 and one quarter inches.
I didn't take a wheel off to see how far the hub extended past the drum. If you want I could do that relatively easy.
Hope this helps.
Happy Motoring, Gary
Well that pretty much confirms the problem. The new wheels measure 1.5" with a straight ruler given an error factor probably +/- 1/16". Over the weekend I will measure with a caliper. Probably a little less then 1.5 but definitely not an inch and a quarter. Besides the drums are painted with primer filler and then top coated so that added to the issue as well as the lacquer on the wood serface. Might just have to sand off all the extra paint and lacquer where the drum attaches to the wood spokes. Only interested in the additional serface diameter added to the inside section between the wheel and hub. This would be approximately half the difference between your wheel measurement and mine.
So ~ (1.500 - 1.250) / 2 = 0.125" or 1/8" Perfecto !
Tks Gary, Chet...