<table cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" border="0" ><tr><td valign="top" style="font: inherit;"><DIV>I don't believe my Magnum 500s have a centric hub. Did the Ford factory ship cars with the 500s to the public <STRONG>with out</STRONG> centric hubs?</DIV>
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<DIV>Bud #3400<BR><BR><BR><BR>--- On <B>Fri, 6/15/12, asajay@asajay.com <I><asajay@asajay.com></I></B> wrote:<BR></DIV>
<BLOCKQUOTE style="BORDER-LEFT: rgb(16,16,255) 2px solid; PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px"><BR>From: asajay@asajay.com <asajay@asajay.com><BR>Subject: Re: [TPR] Wheel hub centric rings<BR>To: tpr@teampanteraracing.com<BR>Date: Friday, June 15, 2012, 10:45 AM<BR><BR>
<DIV class=plainMail>I need to buy tires, replace the radiator, swap engines, find a car <BR>trailer to borrow, find a truck to borrow and yea... maybe I could be <BR>the fifth wheel.<BR>:)<BR><BR>Asa Jay<BR>- and it might be nice to get a Rookie School waiver too. -<BR><BR>Quoting Teampantera <<A href="http://us.mc1612.mail.yahoo.com/mc/compose?to=teampantera@yahoo.com" ymailto="mailto:teampantera@yahoo.com">teampantera@yahoo.com</A>>:<BR><BR>> They look great.<BR>> Does this mean you are the 5th wheel for the team at Silver State?<BR>><BR>> Private to you:<BR>> Any answers from Mike, Jack or Peace Now Larry or any of those<BR>other <BR>> Kalifornia List ,poca pussies you challenged to beat the hell out<BR>of <BR>> if they didn't get their pussy asses to Silver State in they're on <BR><BR>> who is gonna drive their 800 hp Pantera?<BR>><BR>> Okay wot about Lauri, Lori or Judy? IF you
look behind them you<BR>will <BR>> find the men<BR>><BR>> I need another beer<BR>><BR>> Mad Dawg<BR>> Where men are men and women are dingos<BR>><BR>> Asa Jay Laughton <<A href="http://us.mc1612.mail.yahoo.com/mc/compose?to=asajay@asajay.com" ymailto="mailto:asajay@asajay.com">asajay@asajay.com</A>> wrote:<BR>><BR>>> The Pantera Research Institute, Pacific Northwest Inland Empire<BR>>> Extension has just completed a test fit of aftermarket Mustang<BR>Cobra R<BR>>> wheels to a 1973 DeTomaso Pantera. Photos and details can be seen<BR>here:<BR>>><BR><A href="http://www.teampanteraracing.com/index.php?option=com_g2bridge&view=gallery&Itemid=57&g2_itemId=5037" target=_blank>http://www.teampanteraracing.com/index.php?option=com_g2bridge&view=gallery&Itemid=57&g2_itemId=5037</A><BR>>><BR>>> These are 17x9 wheels with a 6" backspace. Clearances and
spacing<BR>>> appear to be good with the exception of the front flexible brake<BR>line<BR>>> which we can adjust. However,....<BR>>><BR>>> We found the wheels are not hub-centric, as we expected with<BR>aftermarket<BR>>> wheels. Measuring the wheel hub and the center hole of the wheel<BR>we<BR>>> came up with the following:<BR>>><BR>>> - hub = 61.773mm (Front)<BR>>> - wheel = 70.866mm<BR>>><BR>>> That's a -lot- of space to take up, though our measurements may be<BR>a bit<BR>>> off, one can never quite tell in these things. So we are after a<BR>set of<BR>>> wheel hub centric rings that will take up the slack. It would<BR>appear<BR>>> our best option might be a set of 71mm x 63.36mm like these:<BR>>><BR><A
href="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" target=_blank>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</A><BR>>><BR>>> Before we go off and buy a set (not that they are expensive), we'd<BR>like<BR>>> to get more feedback on what others have measured for their front<BR>wheel<BR>>> hub diameter (where the wheel fits). If we are measuring 61.7mm,<BR>that's<BR>>> pretty close to 62mm which would give us about 1mm clearance to<BR>these<BR>>> rings (probably better a smidge loose than too darn tight).<BR>>><BR>>> And as always, we'd appreciate any opinions out there.<BR>>><BR>>> Thank you,<BR>>> Next on our list.... Tires!<BR>>> Asa Jay<BR>>> <Chief mechanic and
research scientist><BR>>><BR>>> --<BR>>> Asa Jay Laughton, MSgt, USAFR, Retired<BR>>> & Shelley Marie<BR>>> Spokane, WA<BR>>> ******************************<BR>>> <A href="http://www.racingagainstautism.com/" target=_blank>http://www.racingagainstautism.com</A><BR>>> <A href="http://www.teampanteraracing.com/" target=_blank>http://www.teampanteraracing.com</A><BR>>> <A href="http://facebook.com/racingagainstautism" target=_blank>http://facebook.com/racingagainstautism</A><BR>>><BR>>> _______________________________________________<BR>>> TPR mailing list<BR>>> <A href="http://us.mc1612.mail.yahoo.com/mc/compose?to=TPR@teampanteraracing.com" ymailto="mailto:TPR@teampanteraracing.com">TPR@teampanteraracing.com</A><BR>>> <A href="http://lists.teampanteraracing.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/tpr"
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