[TPR] wheels

[asajay at asajay.com]

Done.
I looked in the rule book and couldn't find anything on spacers.  So I  
emailed Eric a little while ago.

Asa Jay

Quoting John Bentley <gndplne at yahoo.com>:

> Asa,
>
> I thin you are on to something here.  Can you contact the tire guy?   
>  Contact info is on the web site www.silverstateclassic.com at the   
> bottom of the page under Tire Consultant.
>
> John
>
>
> --- On Thu, 5/19/11, Asa Jay Laughton <asajay at asajay.com> wrote:
>
> From: Asa Jay Laughton <asajay at asajay.com>
> Subject: Re: [TPR] wheels
> To: tpr at teampanteraracing.com
> Date: Thursday, May 19, 2011, 10:01 AM
>
> So here is the tech question.  Will our illustrious Tire Tech guru 
> -pass- wheels mounted with spacers, on a Pantera?  With a hub-centric 
> wheel, the spacer will need to replicate that hub-centering design on 
> the outboard side in order to hub-center the wheel.
>
> I think the list of questions comes in the this order:
> - Will SSCC Tech pass using spacers on the wheels
> - Where do we get the spacers
> - Will it require longer studs
> - Will it require different lug nuts
>
> If no spacers are necessary (and that's probably a test fit thing) 
> then we are golden, if there is interference, and spacers are 
> necessary, are there any rules or other mechanical things we need to 
> be mindful of?
>
> When we get his nailed down, we should heavily document it in our FAQ 
> or Wiki on the TPR Site.
>
> Asa Jay
> - still excited about the prospect -
>
>
> Quoting David in Durango <adin at frontier.net>:
>
>> Chuck,
>>
>> This is exactly what I could NOT remember, thank you so much!
>>
>> TPR guys: info to make the wheels work if they don't already.
>>
>> all the best,
>>
>> "IIRC when I did this experiment about six years ago.....the deal   
>> was for Mustang wheels from AFS (or ASF). Jim Duncan had these   
>> wheels on his stock fendered Pantera and they worked fine. I needed   
>> some seventeen inch wheels for my Pantera and we proceeded to test   
>> fit his wheels to my car. IIRC the fronts were the 17x8 BS 5.24 and   
>> they fit fine.
>>
>> The rears were 17x9 or 10. They fit Jim's car and they did not fit   
>> mine due to interference with the lower part of the upright. It   
>> looked like a 1/4" or 3/8" spacer would have fixed the problem. Jim   
>> recalled that his car has aftermarket brakes front and rear. My   
>> brakes were stock. It appears that the aftermarket hat and rotor   
>> moved the wheel out about 3/8" and permitted Jim to use the bargain   
>> AFS Mustang wheels without problem. I didn't want to use a spacer   
>> and ended up with different seventeen inch wheels.
>>
>> That is my story and I am sticking to it.
>>
>> Warmest regards, Chuck Engles"
>
>
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