Interesting. What is inarguable is that you are changing the rear track. I
don't know what the actual numbers come out to, but I do know that in
principle, you want a wider front track than rear track for handling
purposes. So you might want to parse the figures and consider it from that
standpoint, as well.
on 3/23/04 10:05 AM, Paul M. at rowman22001@yahoo.com wrote:
> --- kmwheeler@ualr.edu wrote:
>> A word of warning: you can not just put on the rear
>> bolt-on hubs on a wire wheel
>> rear axle, the wire wheel axle housing is narrower
>> than the bolt-on, and you'll end
>> up with some tire interference (snip...)
>
> There is some argument on this point. I have spoken
> with half a dozen MGB vintage racers who have swapped
> over the hubs and left the wire wheel axles in place,
> and none of them experienced any problems. I
> specifically asked: "Won't that cause tire clearance
> problems?" and they ALL replied: "Bah! That's an old
> wives tale!" They seemed to think my concern was
> quite amusing...
>
> Granted, two of the guys were running slightly wider
> wheels on the back than on the front (half an inch I
> think), but the other four were not.
>
> In fact, I have never met and spoken with anyone who
> actually HAS experienced problems swapping out just
> the back hubs. I'm not saying the problem wouldn't
> exist, but I'd be curious to see if anyone has
> experienced difficulties of this sort. If anyone has
> ever had any problems with the swap handled in this
> way, I'd love to hear them.
>
> =====
> Paul Misencik - 1971 MGB - www.sopwithracing.com
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Max Heim
'66 MGB GHN3L76149
If you're near Mountain View, CA,
it's the primer red one with chrome wires
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