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Re: rear shock conversion

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Subject: Re: rear shock conversion
From: Timothy Holbrook <tjh173@yahoo.com>
Date: Mon, 8 Jan 2001 10:18:05 -0800 (PST)
I have the one piece conversion on my car.  I have 15x6 Panasports with
205/65 tires, no interference problems.  Nick at NAR Inc. said his kit
should not interfere with tires up to 215 I believe.

Tim Holbrook
1971 TR6


--- Jim Woollcott <jwgw@home.com> wrote:
>  I bought a '73 last summer which had the one piece conversion and
> Pirelli
> 4000 205/70 tires ond the standard steel wheels. There was hardly
> 1/8ths inch
> clearance between the fat part of the tire and the upper shock
> mounting point
> of the conversion plate. Some evidence of scuffing on the inner wall
> of the
> tire, so I switched off to the standard lever shocks. The wide tires
> give
> great handling and I prefer the softer ride. Jim Woollcott
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