I just spent two hrs trying to put a ring on a wheel. I'm trying to put an NOS 14" trim ring on an original 14"X 5.5" PN 2944252 wheel. I get the ring to go on 2/3 of the way then I can't go any further. What I think is happening is the inner part of the ring, where the springy part is spot welded is too large. I noticed there is a gap on all the rings, but I would think if they would of closed the gap before welding that would make the cicumference smaller.
I measured the cicumference and it measures 44".

Has anyone had trouble with these, can anyone who has an 14" ring measure that area around.

Any help would be gratly appreciated. Can you break the welds, close it, and re-weld without damaging the ring.

Thanks