Sounds like a nice wheel - TOO nice to run on the salt ;-) I
took the "cheap" route, went through Shelby Racing and they
worked with Circle to make me some steel wheels. Prett
reasonable and work well (at least they are still round)
Ed
---- Original message ----
>Date: Fri, 9 Jan 2004 12:54:09 -0600
>From: "Albaugh, Neil" <albaugh_neil@ti.com>
>Subject: RE: New BFMS Car Questions
>To: "'Ed Van Scoy'" <ed@vetteracing.com>, John L Staiger
<staiger3@starband.net>
>Cc: "'Keith Turk'" <kturk@ala.net>, land-speed@autox.team.net
>
>Ed & John;
>
>I had a problem with 15" wheel/caliper clearance on the front
of my Mirage a
>few years ago. I couldn't find any stock wheels that would
fit so I bit the
>bullet and went to Jongbloed to have a pair of their modular
wheels made for
>my application.
>
>I provided them with the usual specs: wheel diameter, width,
backspacing, &
>bolt pattern but I also made a cardboard template of the rear
protrusions
>that caused my clearance problems. Having that template
allowed Bill
>Jongbloed to profile the inner half so that it cleared the
calipers and
>upper ball joints.
>
>These wheels aren't cheap ($$$$$$$$$$) but they are very
lightweight (about
>14 lbs for a 15x8) three- piece modular wheels built for
racing. They
>consist of two spun aluminum sections that are bolted to a
cast magnesium
>center. Their low weight keeps the tire in better contact
with the
>road/salt.
>
>Needless to say, they should be disassembled and thoroughly
cleaned if they
>are run on salt.
>
>Regards, Neil Tucson, AZ
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