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| | | | Joined: May 2005 Posts: 96 Shop Shark | | Shop Shark Joined: May 2005 Posts: 96 | Hi,
I am trying to convert to a blazer rear-end, the boltpatern is exact the same as on my stock chevy46 wheels but the brake-drum is in a odd shape so my wheels don't fit.
Any advice ?
Thanks | | | | | Joined: Oct 2002 Posts: 4,066 Bolter | | Bolter Joined: Oct 2002 Posts: 4,066 | I have 15 inch six lugs wheels on my 52 halfton with a blazer rear...............maybe some one will chime in and help.............how is ever thing in Belgium............
Redryder pixMy HotrodA veteran - whether active duty, retired, national guard, or reserve - is someone who, at one point in his or her life, wrote a blank check made payable to The 'United States of America', for an amount of "up to and including my life."I am fighting cancer and I am winning the fight | Pain is part of life; misery is an option. | | | | | Joined: Jan 2000 Posts: 2,074 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: Jan 2000 Posts: 2,074 | You need to get under there and find out exactly what's causing the problem. You may be able to cure it with a spacer plate or maybe some washers to move the old wheel outboard a bit. Or worse case have your old rims modified by a wheel shop. | | | | | Joined: Dec 2002 Posts: 3,445 Moderator - The Electrical Bay | | Moderator - The Electrical Bay Joined: Dec 2002 Posts: 3,445 | Can you put in some backing plates? not the best option, but you might just need to get the wheel way from the drum a bit... if the blazer has disc brakes, the wheels might be dished out a bit more. ( i had that problem with an Oldsmobile a while ago )
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| | | | | Joined: May 2006 Posts: 8,351 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: May 2006 Posts: 8,351 | Most likely what is happening is tha wheel is hitting the brake drum on the outer fins of the drum. I had a similar situation a few years back. My brother-in-law had a flat on his Blazer, but no spare. Well, I let him use one of the tires from the '55 as it was bare frame at the time. The wheel wouldn't clear the drum.
If you want to keep the stock appearance, you might consider using a 16" wheel, otherwise you'll need a wheel from a '73-'87 4x4 to clear the drum.
Bill Burmeister
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