chrome slots hit on drum weights

just wondering what is best way to fix chrome slots hiting on drum weights grind them down,remove them ,or use wheel spacers thanks

 

My 2 cents, and I can't guarantee it, but I think the drum would fit behind the wheel on most of the dynamic spin balancers I have used. If so, I suggest removing the drum weight and balancing the tire/wheel and drum together. Obviously, you need index marks so that the wheel and drum stay in the same relationship on the car.

 

I would go with the thinnest spacer available like these from Summit...........
http://www.summitracing.com/parts/joe-38120/overview/

 

above^^^^^^^^

 

Thin spacers are available from a lot of sources and probably at you local tire store that installs a lot of custom wheels.

I'd put a set of matching thickness flat washers on the studs to see exactly what thickness of spacer I needed and go get or order the spacers. Knocking the weights off the drums might seem like the easy way out but it will create a big pain in the *** every time you have to do anything with the wheels and tires on the car from now on out. I would not drive it with the flat washers though, that is just to calculate the thickness of spacer you need.

 

Depending on how thick a spacer you need and the type of lug nut you are using, you may have to put in longer studs.

 

1" bigger wheels.

 

thanks for advice

 

It is old scool to just take them off. Never really had a balance broblem with them removed.

 

Dynabeads - solves all balancing problems without weights....

 

I had access to a front end shop that balanced the wheels and tires on the car and never had any problems. I would try to find out if there is any old time shops or HAMB member out your way that can do this before grinding the balance weights off. Jim.T.