At 09:48 AM 11/9/01 -0500, Mike and Candy Joehrendt wrote:
>Seth
>Whoops, typo - you are correct, the conversion is 2.54cm (not mm) per inch.
>
>The offset is 10mm, not cm. This is the offset, not backspacing. Wheels
are,
>or at least were, measured by offset, not backspacing. When changing wheels,
>you want to maintain the same offset so that you do not change suspension
>geometry. So, when you change to an 8" wheel, maintain the offset and you
will
>get 1/2" more inside and 1/2" more outside. Watch your tire clearances!
But,
>why go to an 8" wheel when the 7" will take a tire several sizes larger than
>original?.....
All this talk about wheels is very interesting. I knew there were differences
in bolt patterns, diameters, 4 and 5 lug patters, wire, steel, "mags" and
different widths, but that's about it.
I'd love to see some that really understands this stuff write a good article
for the magazine, with drawings/pictures of the various info for the Novice
corner in the magazine. Any takers????
John
John T. Blair WA4OHZ email: jblair@exis.net
Va. Beach, Va Phone: (757) 495-8229
Editor/Publisher The Brickline
Quarterly Magazine of Bricklin International
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75 Bricklin SV1 77 Spitfire 71 Saab Sonett III
65 Rambler Classic
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