I have many different wheel/tyre combinations, from stock to 8" rims with
slicks.
I have a set of 7" minilite lookalikes with 20/6013 Hoosier Street TDs
I ran them on my bugeye at the track last year and they stuck out about 1.5"
from the bodywork. I had to put another set of wheel/tyres on because it was
more than I
thought I could get away with.
I use them on my old racecar which has aftermarket round wheel arches
(amazing what a
jigsaw and a welder can do!) There is No Way they will fit under a square
wheel arch
even with extreme fender carresing. 185/60 is as much as you can get under
square wheel
arches (after pumping out). Even then you really need a panhard rod.
The only chance is to use a wire wheel banjo - you can comfortably run a
175/60 with no
guard pumping. You may need to use a 1/4" wheel spacer depending on the
offset of
your wheels. I haven't tried the 7" wheels 205 tyres on that car. If you are
interested, I can
try it out over the weekend.
Mike
Mike
For my mind,
----- Original Message -----
From "Gerard Chateauvieux" <pixelsmith at gerardsgarage.com>
To: "BILL" <billh@aaai.com>; "'Spridgets'" <spridgets@autox.team.net>
Sent: Thursday, January 20, 2000 7:47 AM
Subject: Re: Questions - both LBC related
> Hi Bill,
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> My buddy Chuck has 185(50's I think)(Panasport racing wheels) on his
square
> arch Sprite vintage racer. No flares, but he did nurse the fenders out a
> bit. I would think with flares and the right offset, you can get away with
> 205's.
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> I think Bryan will have the answer on AH Spares.
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> Gerard
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> At 11:18 AM -0800 1/19/00, BILL wrote:
> >Hi all,
> >
> >I recently placed an order with AH Spares and was curious as to how long
> >the shipment takes to arrive. I'm on the "left" coast so I figure it
> >takes awhile. Anybody out there have info/experience on this?
> >
> >I'm looking for some wide 13 inch tires to throw on my 7 inch rims,
> >Preferably 205/60-13's. Anybody have a set or a pair lying around they
> >want to get rid of. They need not be perfect just need to hold air (some
> >tread would be nice). I'm planning on flaring the rear fenders of
> >Herbytoy and need tires to see how big of a flare I need. I'd like to do
> >steel but I may end up with the fiberglass "bubble" flares.
> >
> >Thanks,
> >Bill Hunt
> >64 MKII Sprite - HRBYTOY
> >(this should up my message count to at least 10)
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