Cragar ss wheels centering, pics included

Plain and simple. those are not the correct lug nuts for you wheels and your application. You should be able to put the (predrilled) Cragar onto the studs and screw the lug nuts on a few turns before the base of the nut touches the wheel next to the hole. You can then lift the tire/wheel combo up to align it with the nuts then pull them towards you. Tighten the nuts a few turns at a time in a cris/cross pattern until the nuts and washers are seated against the rim. The lug nuts should fit through the holes with littls clearance or slop and shouldn't be too long so that they bottom out against the brake drum before they get tight against the wheel. If one of these things happens you have the wrong lug nuts! tmm