I've not done any work on the suspension except to replace the sway bar
bushings. The ball joints and rods still seem to be tight. I never asked the
previous owner, but I suspect the front components were rebuilt at some time
in the past few years before I bought the car. Good luck, If I can be any
further help, e-mail me back.
BTW, does anyone know who owns the yellow and white Alpine that was at the
show? Is the owner on the list?
Tim
----- Original Message -----
From: John Stanco <JStanco@cordmeyer.com>
To: 'Timothy R. Stiffy' <tstiffy@pulsenet.com>; Alpine List
<alpines@autox.team.net>; John Stanco <JStanco@cordmeyer.com>
Sent: Wednesday, July 18, 2001 12:20 PM
Subject: RE: Looking for owner of an Alpine for wheel and tire dimensions.
> Thanks Tim! and others who responded. Great info. When I saw the car it
> really looked nice with the close up of the wheels. I am looking into
> changing my wheels on my Series II (Also Red). I know there was a lot of
> info on the list about the Panasports. Glad to hear it worked out for
you.
> Did you change any of your suspension components? My suspension is a
little
> worn and am wondering if it would have an impact. I may consider doing
the
> suspension first before getting rid of the old wheels.
>
> John
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Timothy R. Stiffy [mailto:tstiffy@pulsenet.com]
> Sent: Wednesday, July 18, 2001 5:54 PM
> To: Alpine List; John Stanco
> Subject: Re: Looking for owner of an Alpine for wheel and tire
> dimensions.
>
>
> Hi John,
> The red Sunbeam you're asking about is mine. It's a Series 1 Alpine. I'm
> running P175/80R13 tires on 13"x 6" Panasport wheels. I've been running
this
> setup for about 3 months without any rubbing. I really like the Panasport
> wheels. They're very light. The information on the box is:
> 6JJX13
> Offset 16
> 4 holes/108mm BC
> I purchased the Panasports from K-Speed in State College, Pa. Their e-mail
> is gokspeed@aol.com and their website is www.kspeed.com. Telephone is
> 1-800-494-0708. They were very nice to work with and I highly recommend
> them.
>
> Hope the helps.
>
> Tim
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: John Stanco <JStanco@cordmeyer.com>
> To: 'Ian Spencer' <SpenceIC@Healthall.com>; <alpines@autox.team.net>
> Sent: Wednesday, July 18, 2001 10:54 AM
> Subject: Looking for owner of an Alpine for wheel and tire dimensions.
>
>
> > Ian,
> >
> > Who's Alpine is shown in red on the front cover of the Invasion article
on
> > your website? I believe it is the same alpine on at the end of your
> article.
> > The alpine, I believe is a series two with minilite wheels. I am
> interested
> > in knowing what size wheels and tires that car is using.
> >
> > Thanks,
> >
> > John
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