Unilug washers?
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Do they have Center Line stamped in the wheels anywhere? I have never, ever, ever seen a Center Line wheel that took unilug washers.
Gotchya. Those washers might be tough to find. There are some on eBay. Have you looked?
33IMP
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Centerline is a brand of wheel, a two piece wheel, riveted together. They will have a visible seam down the middle, sealed with rtv.
You have centerline wannabe lookalikes.
I have a set of American Daisies done the same way. The holes are ovaled so that a regular mag lug centers the wheel on the inside of the wheel lug holes for a ford/mopar pattern, or the outside of the lug holes for a Chevy pattern.
Get five regular mag lugs with washers, mount the wheel without a tire on the rear of the car with the rear in the air, and see if they run true.
You have centerline wannabe lookalikes.
I have a set of American Daisies done the same way. The holes are ovaled so that a regular mag lug centers the wheel on the inside of the wheel lug holes for a ford/mopar pattern, or the outside of the lug holes for a Chevy pattern.
Get five regular mag lugs with washers, mount the wheel without a tire on the rear of the car with the rear in the air, and see if they run true.
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Give us a real good close up of one of the unilug holes.
33IMP
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The washer marks on the wheel indicate it's been used on a Chevy pattern.
I've looked but I see many different kinds/sizes. I don't know which ones I need.
33IMP
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Do you have a digital caliper? (They're VERY handy, and only ten bucks at horror fright). Standard mag lugs are around 11/16 shoulder. If your wheels are for standard mag lugs, your lug holes should measure somewhere around .700 wide (clearance for 11/16), by .950 (clearance, plus .250 for the pattern difference between mopar, 4.5, and chevy,4.75) IF that's what you have, they just take ordinary mag lugs and washers.
That's not designed to accept a washer. That just takes a standard round mag wheel washer.
So I'd just go to a parts store and ask for standard round mag wheel washers?
Yup. See, there's no recess around the holes for a unilug washer. Some unilug wheels didn't use washers like that. Your are that type. All they need is just a regular round mag wheel washer.
33IMP
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Yep, as long as they are for your stud size (1/2"?), and the right shank length for the thickness of the wheel hub.
Edit: this comment was regarding the mag LUGS you need. My bad.
Is that even a real uni-lug?
The set I had were clearly oval holes. That looks more like a worn out round hole than a distinctly oval hole like the uni-lugs I've seen. I haven't seen a ton of uni-lugs so I'm no expert, but the that protruding aluminum around the outside of that bolt hole looks more like wear to me.
I don't know man. They do look strange. I've seen unilug wheels that didn't have recesses for the unilug washers, but, as you describe, they all had much more oval holes. Those look strange for sure.
33IMP
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The scars are from the ordinary mag lug washers. Note that they are centered on the outside part of the oval holes. That's the Chevy pattern.
Mount them on a mopar with the right lugs and washers, they'll work. I have a set of American daisies that are done exactly the same way, used them for years on a big block Ford galaxie, they are now holding up my 57 chevy.
Dual pattern , done exactly the same way these are.
Mount them on a mopar with the right lugs and washers, they'll work. I have a set of American daisies that are done exactly the same way, used them for years on a big block Ford galaxie, they are now holding up my 57 chevy.
Dual pattern , done exactly the same way these are.
famous bob
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Agree, I have a pair of 8.5'' wide setting on the shelf , never had oblong washers on them , clearly show round washers were used on them .
1'' LONG LUGNUT WOULD BE PERFECT WITH THE THICK WASHERS , BUT 7/8 IS CLOSEST U CAN GET .
If I ever buy some slicks , I`m going to buy longer lug nuts and cut them down in my little lathe to fit more perfectly , already done 2 extra ones .
Doesn't look like a Uni lug to me. Looks like it's a worn out old hole.
Daves69
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FWIW, My old "street only" Cragar Vari-Fits had no recess for the oblong washers either.
They came with them though....
And they would twist into the spoke if ya' didn't block 'em somehow.
BTW, They even had an BC adapter ring that fit in the backside.
https://i.ebayimg.com/images/g/e5wAAOSw7NNUJ0Aj/s-l640.jpg
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I've never seen any kind of offset washers if there was no recess. .......and I've a crapton of wheels. Just further proves when you think you've seen it all, you ain't. lol
Yes, I believe that too. The bigger oval unilug was made to fit three patterns, these only two. Although by make three. Chevy, Ford and Dodge, but only two by bolt pattern. I've seen them before......and thought they were weird then too. lol
Bring the wheel with you
33IMP
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Here are a couple pics of real Centerlines, double drilled properly. These both happen to be 5 on 4", drilled to fit bbp 5 on 4 1/2 too.
Yeah I’m not a fan of those. They don’t look like the Uni-lugs I’ve seen.
I wouldn’t say that they’re definitely NOT uni-lugs because I haven’t seen that many, but, they don’t look right to me. And I have seen aluminum wheels with hogged out lug holes from wear, loose lug nuts, improper lug nuts etc. Even if those are uni-lugs, they definitely have some wear. Aluminum wheels don’t last forever.
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