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Posted by: macrisel
« on: May 01, 2012, 09:46:09 AM »

Thanks Larry, those are the drawings and photos I had.  I had roughed out a spacer, and laid it out on the tub accourding to the drawings, but it wasn't hitting the tire and wasn't thick enough.  Looks like I need to move it up the fenderwell a little bit and make the spacer about 1/8" thicker.  I'm using a reproduction spare tire carrier on a reproduction tub so it may stick out a little more than the factory one and be in a slightly different location.

I'm assuming it should hit in the "fat" part of the tire?
Posted by: garage gnome
« on: April 30, 2012, 07:55:54 PM »

I found out the hard way why these are needed. My spare tire carrier cracked on the '53 and now I need to fix it and add the vibration dampener. My '49 still has the original one.  ;)
Posted by: rocketeer
« on: April 30, 2012, 07:26:44 PM »

A. It contacts the tire
B. No gap
C. Different spacer for different size tires

http://www.film.queensu.ca/CJ3B/Tech/VibrationDampener.html





Larry

Posted by: macrisel
« on: April 30, 2012, 12:14:23 PM »

Okay, I'm on the home stretch getting my tub ready to paint and I almost forgot to drill the holes for my spare tire spacer.  I found the measurements for it off the the 2A site, but when I laid it out it seemed a little close to the carrier.


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Two questions:
1.  Is the spacer supposed to hit the wheel or the tire?
2.  Does the spacer actually make contact with the wheel/tire all the time or should there be a small gap between the spacer and the wheel/tire?

I am using 7x15 tires.
Thanks!