Aftermarket rims don't fit my 47 front end ??

[Kudzuking]

I bought some chrome steel rims (Wheel Vintiques) for my 47 Coupe, the rear has a 67 8 3/4 and the front is stock, when i was fitting the bare rim to see if it would clear the suspension, I noticed the rim didn't want to fit flat against the brake drum, when i looked I see what was holding it off the drum, i noticed there are rivet heads that protrude out about 1/4 inch. There are four of them in roughly the same patteren as the lug holes, except there is one hole with no rivet, the other four are there. Is this a problem others have run into? any ideas? can you run different rims on the stock front end?

Edited October 29, 2012 by Kudzuking

[Robert Horne]

I ran 15 inch steel wheels from a 80s Rangers on my 48 Dodge.

Looked good, fit good.....

[martybose]

I had to take a grinder to the rivet heads just a little to fit my Vintiques.

Marty

[RobertKB]

I had to take a grinder to the rivet heads just a little to fit my Vintiques.

Marty

Don't want to take too much as the rivets are what hold the hub to the drum. The missing rivet in the first picture is also extended out quite a bit as a guide to the wheel when the rim is placed on the drum. OEM wheels have five smaller holes to fit the rivets.

[Kudzuking]

Thanks for the info, maybe I'll drill relief holes for the rivets if I can get the exact spacing.

[Plymouthy Adams]

you can get the 10 hole multilug pattern spacer is 1/4 inch and just place these between without need to cut grind etc..

[Kudzuking]

Now why didn't I think of that, thanks tim !

[greg g]

When the lug bolts are in and tightened, the rivets are redundant.