here is the deal. im trying to put an ati dampener on my 383. i have a cloyes true double roller timing chain. its a 96 so it had a crank reluctor ring, and it has been removed. do i still need to use the spacer or does the new crank sproket make up the diffrence?

 

measure the thickness of both gears.

 

You'd be better off using the earlier style crank hub, thats what I ended up doing when I ran into the same sitution.

If you need one, I have an extra by the way...

 

i have allready installed the gear and the timing cover. i just learned about the spacer needing to be there. i made a spacer out of my reluctor ring, i just need to know if i really need it or not. the minute that i get confirmation of wether i need to spacer or not, the balancer is going right on the engine.

 

If thats the case, then yes you'll need the spacer that you made.

 

thanks alot. youve really saved my a$$ on this. your the man.