Can you go out in the garage and measure the backspacing? Lay a straight
edge across the rim and measure from the straightedge to the place where
the hub hits the wheel. I think that is why mine would foul the fenders.
That is probably why I have never had spring clearance problems. Seems
to me I remember that 6" is too wide for SVRA vintage rules anyways.
Ric
On Fri, 26 Feb 99 21:54:31 EST CONAN@RALVM8.VNET.IBM.COM writes:
>Ref: Your note of Fri, 26 Feb 1999 21:02:38 -0500
>
>>>Can you really get 185/60's on without any flares?
>>>
>>>Mine has 205's on what I think are 6" (but may be bigger as I have
>never
>>>had tires off the rims) and there is no way that they will fit
>under
>>>stock sheet metal. The car has also been lowered, so that may have
>an
>>>effect. Anyone know what wheel tire combo the vintage racers are
>>>running?
>
> When last I was autocrossing "Emma", I was using a set of
>second-hand,
>shaved, Goodrich T/As in 185/60 on 13x6 Vega wheels (still got 'em,
>but
>Emma hasn't run in nigh onto ten years). No flares at all, slight
>spacer
>up front. Car was not lowered though, but they -looked- like they'd
>have
>cleared the fenders. (Now that I think of it, there's a bolt (upper
>trunion?)
>that -may- need minor shaving. I think this was more because Emma has
>the
>big-disc-brake setup than because of the wheels though. Seems I've
>heard of
>that in discussions on the list about the big brakes.)
> Wheel offset makes a tremendous difference in fitting under
>fenders.
>Most aftermarket wheels (-especially- American made) have way too
>much
>negative offset. Most stock wheels, even for rear-wheel-drive cars,
>have
>at least a little -positive- offset.
> Not sure about the vintage racers, but I think they are running
>near-stock
>width rims. I'm pretty sure I've heard someone on the list say he was
>doing
>vintage racing. Hopefully he'll respond.
> (I'm on the digest(and do my email from work, 2nd shift though)so
>probably
>won't see another list update 'til Monday.)
> Ed
>
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Richmond, VA
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