[TPR] Wheel hub centric rings

[asajay at asajay.com]

I need to buy tires, replace the radiator, swap engines, find a car  
trailer to borrow, find a truck to borrow and yea... maybe I could be  
the fifth wheel.
:)

Asa Jay
- and it might be nice to get a Rookie School waiver too. -

Quoting Teampantera <teampantera at yahoo.com>:

> They look great.
> Does this mean you are the  5th wheel for the team at Silver State?
>
> Private to you:
> Any answers from Mike, Jack or Peace Now Larry or any of those
other 
> Kalifornia List ,poca pussies you challenged to beat the hell out
of 
> if they didn't get their pussy asses to Silver State in they're on 

> who is gonna drive their 800 hp Pantera?
>
> Okay wot about Lauri, Lori or Judy? IF you look behind them you
will 
> find the men
>
> I need another beer
>
> Mad Dawg
> Where men are men and women are dingos
>
> Asa Jay Laughton <asajay at asajay.com> wrote:
>
>> The Pantera Research Institute, Pacific Northwest Inland Empire
>> Extension has just completed a test fit of aftermarket Mustang
Cobra R
>> wheels to a 1973 DeTomaso Pantera.  Photos and details can be seen
here:
>>
http://www.teampanteraracing.com/index.php?option=com_g2bridge&view=gallery&Itemid=57&g2_itemId=5037
>>
>> These are 17x9 wheels with a 6" backspace.  Clearances and spacing
>> appear to be good with the exception of the front flexible brake
line
>> which we can adjust.  However,....
>>
>> We found the wheels are not hub-centric, as we expected with
aftermarket
>> wheels.  Measuring the wheel hub and the center hole of the wheel
we
>> came up with the following:
>>
>> - hub = 61.773mm (Front)
>> - wheel = 70.866mm
>>
>> That's a -lot- of space to take up, though our measurements may be
a bit
>> off, one can never quite tell in these things.  So we are after a
set of
>> wheel hub centric rings that will take up the slack.  It would
appear
>> our best option might be a set of 71mm x 63.36mm like these:
>>
http://www.amazon.com/Gorilla-Automotive-71-6336-Centric-63-36mm/dp/B00280CSBO/ref=sr_1_116?s=automotive&ie=UTF8&qid=1339734287&sr=1-116
>>
>> Before we go off and buy a set (not that they are expensive), we'd
like
>> to get more feedback on what others have measured for their front
wheel
>> hub diameter (where the wheel fits).  If we are measuring 61.7mm,
that's
>> pretty close to 62mm which would give us about 1mm clearance to
these
>> rings (probably better a smidge loose than too darn tight).
>>
>> And as always, we'd appreciate any opinions out there.
>>
>> Thank you,
>> Next on our list.... Tires!
>> Asa Jay
>> <Chief mechanic and research scientist>
>>
>> --
>> Asa Jay Laughton, MSgt, USAFR, Retired
>> &  Shelley Marie
>> Spokane, WA
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