CMC 17" Wheel Weight & Welded Spacers

[DAlgozine]

Right, same as today, ford can run a 16lb with a 2lb spacer and perhaps sacrifice the integrity of the wheel. I would hate to see a wheel fail and take out 5 cars going into T1 just because you have to compromise safety to make it legal.

Or stick to the original intent of the 18lb wheel rule and don't allow 16lb wheels. All off the shelf wheels require spacers. Including the spacer with the wheel is a goofy loop hole. And I always thought goofy loop holes don't have a place in CMC.
I supposed by welding the spacer it is a custom wheel, which by rule is not illegal.

[mach1]

Or stick to the original intent of the 18lb wheel rule and don't allow 16lb wheels. All off the shelf wheels require spacers. Including the spacer with the wheel is a goofy loop hole. And I always thought goofy loop holes don't have a place in CMC.
I supposed by welding the spacer it is a custom wheel, which by rule is not illegal.

So the fords have no 18lb options?

[marshall_mosty]

I supposed by welding the spacer it is a custom wheel, which by rule is not illegal.

Doug,
The original intent of the steel spacer, attached to the wheel with plug welded screws was to create a pseudo custom wheel that met the letter of the rule.