I recommend converting to TR3 wire wheels and 145-15 all season tires. Come
to think of it, I happen to have all of the bits necessary to make the
conversion, which I will happily sell to the first victim.
I removed the aforementioned vintage equipment and replaced it with 3 piece
Keizer aluminum wheels. They are 13x7 with 3" backspacing. MEASURE your own
set up carefully before ordering wheels. I use various spacers to keep the
tire off the frame rails in high G corners. The main reason for going with
13x7 rims is that there are a lot of compound choices and size options for
slicks to fit the rims. I am using Goodyear 20x8x13, 160 compound tires that
I bought as take-offs. I plan to buy another set of wheels and tires so
that I can put the car back on the street now that the wires are removed. I
will probably go with 15x6 or 15x5.5 wheels and 195-65-15 tires. I want a
tire diameter of 24" or more so that the gearing is more conducive to
touring. The car has a 4.12 diff and a four speed, so revs add up quickly.
I hope this helps. Ken Howatt, 1983 Westfield 7.
-----Original Message-----
From: JD Kemp <kempclan@email.msn.com>
To: jim.boone@intel.com <jim.boone@intel.com>
Cc: autox@autox.team.net <autox@autox.team.net>; KEN HOWATT
<howatt3@skylink.net>
Date: Saturday, July 24, 1999 7:19 AM
Subject: AX'ing in a 7
>Jim:
>
>There's a fellow here in Vegas that autocrosses in a WESTFIELD 7, one of
the
>"pre-lit" kind (Before Caterham sue'd Westfield over the rights to the
>design.) He's very quick, runs on slicks, but I don't recall type and
size.
>I'll try to find out and let you know.
>
>Oh, and Jim (And you too, Linhoff, ya knuckle dragger) the guy here has the
>PROPER Ford 4-Banger in his Westfield...
>
>JD Kemp &
>"Lucretia MacEvil" #13 MGB
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