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Don's wheels (was Re: 510 VS Roadster Wheels)

To: datsun-roadsters@autox.team.net
Subject: Don's wheels (was Re: 510 VS Roadster Wheels)
From: Don Miller <turbospl311@yahoo.com>
Date: Tue, 30 Jan 2001 08:56:29 -0800 (PST)
When I started this project, I would have thought the
same thing. But now that the car is making 318 hp to
the rear wheels, moving the weight is not a problem.
Also the car only weighs 1870 right now. This is not a
stock car by any means. :)

Don Miller
68 Turbo V-6
70 2000 lots of pieces 
Meridian, ID
--- datsunmike <datsunmike@nyc.rr.com> wrote:
> With all that weight it will probably slow the car
> dramatically and make
> steering extremely difficult and hard. THese cars
> are light and can only
> displace a certain amount of rubber to meet the
> road. IMHO, overkill.
> 
> Mike
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Gordon Glasgow" <glasgow@serv.net>
> To: <datsun-roadsters@autox.team.net>
> Sent: Monday, January 29, 2001 8:30 PM
> Subject: RE: 510 VS Roadster Wheels
> 
> 
> > Jeez, that's 30" of wheel width! The rear track is
> only 47" stock. When
> they
> > meet in the middle, please post pictures!
> >
> > "After some testing this spring, I am going to
> change
> > to 13x10 with 2" offset on the fronts and going to
> go
> > with 13x15 for the rears.
> >
> > Don Miller"


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