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Re: Tire Question

To: Graeme Suckling <graemes@saonline.com.au>
Subject: Re: Tire Question
From: Thomas - Sweden <csp311@telia.com>
Date: Thu, 03 Oct 2002 12:08:21 +0200
Spacers are legal in Europe and this brand have German
TUV approval. 25 mm spacer + a 35 mm offset wheel is
10 mm offset for the rear. If you can get wheels made
with different offset the cost for the spaces can be
excluded.

Thomas

Graeme Suckling wrote:

> Thomas, 1" thick spacers are HUGE in any ones language!
> In Australia any wheel spacer is technically illegal.
> That is why I wail and gnash my teeth to find the RIGHT wheel for
> anything I'm building.
> While you can fit longer wheel studs to compensate for any
> spacer/wheel hub, I feel there MUST be a safety limit somewhere!
> Please be very carefull if you are doing what you describe.
> Regards,
> Graeme Suckling
> 1965 SP310 - under restoration.
> 1971 P510 4 door daily driver.
> 1972 PL510 2 door - in storage.
> 1973 240Z - re-building.
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-datsun-roadsters@autox.team.net
> [mailto:owner-datsun-roadsters@autox.team.net]On Behalf Of Thomas -
> Sweden
> Sent: Thursday, 3 October 2002 5:44 PM
> To: datsun-roadsters@autox.team.net
> Subject: Re: Tire Question
>
> While working on my Silvia I found out that with original
> wheels I can use a 1 inch thick spacer on each side
> in the rear and it still clear the wheelarches. I have
> 155-R14 on the 4.5 x14. The rear wheelhousings are
> the same as the Roadster's except for upper forward
> corner radius. Standard offset in the rear and 35 mm
> offset in the front should work okay with wider wheels
> & tires. I bought my spacers from H&R. They are for
> 200SX type S13 (240SX for USA)
>
> Thomas
>
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