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Cragar SS wheel question #2238541
01/21/17 05:42 PM
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Do these Cragar's look like drop center type wheels?
They are 1 piece aluminum direct drill so they are different than the originals.
I would like to go back to 15" wheels but I have Viper brake conversion.




Re: Cragar SS wheel question [Re: RTSE4ME] #2238682
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pardon the novice Q but what is the drop center? Any chance of a pic of the other side (I'm assuming it is a Viper caliper fitment issue). Here's a BTT for ya since you ain't getting any love on this Q.


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Re: Cragar SS wheel question [Re: RTSE4ME] #2238690
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That really depends on the back spacing and width. Easy to determine with a ruler.

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for backspace flip one over from where it is in the pic & put something straight horizontally across the rim & measure down to the bolt hole area. for width measure across the rim down at the bottom of where the tire bead would seat on each side.


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Re: Cragar SS wheel question [Re: RTSE4ME] #2239315
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I think the OP is using the wrong terminology, "drop center" refers to the well depth in the wheel rim. (relates to tire mounting)

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Re: Cragar SS wheel question [Re: RTSE4ME] #2239351
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And, in steel wheels... you can get outers with a deeper drop center area so that you can use (basically) a 14" wheels' center in a 15" outer. (which can interfere with caliper clearance in some cases but not all)
With a cast one piece wheels that isn't really a thing, but the design of the wheel (little hard to say for sure from the pictures) might try and emulate that look for what ever reason and have a smaller center area and a thicker area for the outer.

The original molds for those wheels could have been around for a while and before people were doing various disc brake swaps so caliper clearance might never have been an issue. Might look on their web site and see if they have a diagram showing caliper clearance and wheel measurements if you can't get them just directly from the wheels themselves.

Re: Cragar SS wheel question [Re: OzHemi] #2239395
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Originally Posted By OzHemi
And, in steel wheels... you can get outers with a deeper drop center area so that you can use (basically) a 14" wheels' center in a 15" outer. (which can interfere with caliper clearance in some cases but not all)


This is what I thought a drop center wheel was, a 14" wheels' center in a 15" outer. Are Rallye Wheels drop center wheels? They will not fit with viper calipers.
I have tried fitting a 15" Weld Draglite and they do fit.
The cast Cragar's have a smooth lip so I thought they might work. Trying to find a old school 15" wheel for my Challenger.

Re: Cragar SS wheel question [Re: RTSE4ME] #2240800
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The 15x7s I have, they do look to go to 14" 1/2 to 2/3 of the way in. So I would say, no good for what you need.


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Re: Cragar SS wheel question [Re: Silver70] #2241067
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Thanks for checking. Search continues.

Re: Cragar SS wheel question [Re: RTSE4ME] #2241086
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If you want the Cragar look why not try the original 2-piece SS wheels....they might have more clearance?


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