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Re: Vega GT rims

To: Black Bart <blackbart@thicko.com>
Subject: Re: Vega GT rims
From: "Wm. Severin Thompson" <wsthompson@thicko.com>
Date: Tue, 03 Feb 1998 18:35:12 -0600
Another tip from the "Cheatin' Dog Hotline"...

Black Bart wrote:

> Ulix, They may or may not fit, but there is something else you have to watch
> for when using the Vega rims.
>
> The original 3/8" NF wheel studs are marginal in strength and must be
> uniformily torqued to survive.  If torque is lost on one or two studs, the
> remaining studs fail, immediately, followed closely by the less loaded ones
> and then the wheel comes off with no apparent warning.  This problem becomes
> really severe if Vega steel wheels are used because the Sprite/Midget nut
> seems to work, but usually bottoms on the stud shoulder before full clamping
> force is developed, or starts to pull through the larger Vega hole.  Racers
> using Vega steel wheels add a larger steel spacer between wheel and drum at
> least 1/4" thick because rear hub/axle O.D. is smaller than the Vega stamped
> center which bears on the drum outside of the hub support, causing the drum
> to crack, usually followed by stud failure if the 3/8" studs are used.
>
> The solution, if you are using Vega wheels involves using 7/16" NF studs for
> which tapered seat nuts are readily available.
>
> Good Luck, and upgrade to 7/16" studs and new nuts.
>
> Gary Speckman
>
> At 03:43 PM 2/3/98 -0800, Ulix Goettsch wrote:
> >Do Vega GT steel rims fit the rear of a square wheelarch Sprite or do they
> >stick out too far?
> >
> >I would want to use 165/70 or 185/60s.
> >
> >Thanks,
> >
> >    Ulix                                                    __/__,__
> >.......................................................... (_o____o_)....
> >                                                           '67 Sprite
> >
> >





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