Anyone know the correct backspacing for our wheels?
Dave
---- Alan Salvatore <tr6parts@charter.net> wrote:
> I have seen 17" work on a TR6.
> It was a 17" Centerline Wheel with 205/50R/17 tires.
>
> A real bad pot hole can do in any size wheel.
>
> al
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Robert Lang" <lang@isis.mit.edu>
> To: "Craig" <wensley_Tr@comcast.net>
> Cc: <triumphs@autox.team.net>; "6pack" <6pack@autox.team.net>
> Sent: Tuesday, August 12, 2008 12:00 PM
> Subject: Re: [6pack] Rota RB wheels
>
>
> > On Tue, 12 Aug 2008, Robert Lang wrote:
> >
> >> On Tue, 12 Aug 2008, Craig wrote:
> >>
> >>> don't go with the 17" ...you have no suspension to with and you will
> >>> brake
> >>> wheels or suspension parts
> >>> Craig
> >>
> >> ???????????????????????????????????
> >>
> >> Huh?
> >
> > I don't usually answer my own questions (except late at night in the
> > garage... when I'm by myself), but Craig just dropped me a line on this
> > one.
> >
> > According to Craig, the amount of suspension travel on the TR6 is limited
> > (full droop to full bump) and that with the combo of short suspension
> > travel and small sidewalls on the wheels, there's a good chance that you
> > can bottom the suspension on pot holes and the like and that when the
> > supsension bottoms you either break a wheel or the suspension mounts will
> > bend/break.
> >
> > If you have a stock-ish suspension, there's about 6 inches of travel. If
> > you have things lowered, you loose bump travel (typically) so this is
> > where you're most likely going to get into trouble. But the suspension
> > bottoming would happen regardless of the wheel size...
> >
> > Bottom line - buy a spare wheel or get something that you can get
> > replacements of/when you break one (or the tire monkey breaks one, not
> > that I've ever seen that!)
> >
> > Thanks for the clarification, Craig!
> >
> > c ya,
> > rml
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