Oh yeah, also think about stiffening up the front spindles.
Charly Mitchel
----- Original Message -----
From: "Kramer, Robert" <RKramer@rdoequipment.com>
To: "william r tobin" <william.tobin31@verizon.net>; "Jamie Palmer"
<tr6driver@yahoo.com>; "Friends of Triumph" <fot@autox.team.net>
Sent: Friday, August 05, 2011 9:47 AM
Subject: Re: [Fot] Racing wheels and brakes for TR6
>I have been afraid to use better brake pads on the TR6. I should try a set
>but
> I suspect we would wear race pads out before the day ends. There may be a
> good
> endurance race pad out there but the Hawk Blues that stop my TR4A so
> effectively wear pretty quickly and they aren't cheap.
>
> Bob Kramer
> Southern Construction Inventory Manager
> RDO Equipment Company
> 16415 N. IH 35 Pflugerville, TX 78660
> 512-687-7422 Office
> 512-657-8526 Cell
>
>
> Things turn out best for the people who make the best of the way things
> turn
> out. ~John Wooden
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: fot-bounces@autox.team.net [mailto:fot-bounces@autox.team.net] On
> Behalf
> Of william r tobin
> Sent: Friday, August 05, 2011 11:32 AM
> To: Jamie Palmer; Friends of Triumph
> Subject: Re: [Fot] Racing wheels and brakes for TR6
>
> Hi, I got a set of Rota wheels. Panasport knockoffs, made in the
> Philippines.
> I use them for rain/transport use. they are light and true.
> $500 a set shipped.
> Brakes: I use stock calipers with slotted rotors; they seem to work well.
> Also Porterfield pads and linings; worth the money. I also put on 7/8"
> rear
> wheel cylinders for more rear brakes.
> Good job on the Chump Car thing!
> Bill
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Jamie Palmer" <tr6driver@yahoo.com>
> To: "Friends of Triumph" <fot@autox.team.net>
> Sent: Friday, August 05, 2011 11:51 AM
> Subject: [Fot] Racing wheels and brakes for TR6
>
>
>> For those of you that have been following our saga with our TR6
>> ChumpCar, please know that we finished 20th out of 84 cars at the VIR
>> 24 hrs. and were quite pleased. Nevertheless, I have two questions
>> for this erstwhile
>> group:
>>
>> 1. We (as several of you have previously commented could happen)
>> broke the center out of one of the stock steel TR6 wheels we have been
>> using. It was an...interesting...experience (I was driving).
>> So...I've looked at inexpensive alternatives (remember, this is
>> ChumpCar) and it looks like Diamond Racing wheels may be the way to
>> go. Anyone purchased 15's from them for a TR before? Offset/width
>> recommendations? Remember, when it comes to tires, we're limited to
>> 190 treadwear or greater street tires, so our choices are quite
>> limited (we've been running 205/50-15's and the gearing works out
>> about right, given our tiny power level). Interested in all thoughts!
>>
>> 2.
>> Also had some brake issues. Does anyone recommend going to the Toyota
>> caliper conversion for a race application? Just curious, I have the
>> conversion on my street TR6 and am very happy with it. Wildwoods or
>> similar are out of our price range (and would probably violate the 2
>> times stock pricing ChumpCar rules as well).
>>
>> Thanks for your help!
>>
>> Jamie Palmer
>> Squadron Leader
>> RiffRAF
>> Racing
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