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Re: [Land-speed] Front axle

To: "LandSpeed List" <Land-speed@autox.team.net>
Subject: Re: [Land-speed] Front axle
From: "John Burk" <joyseydevil@comcast.net>
Date: Fri, 31 Aug 2007 13:56:29 -0400
>    What are the plus and minus of running a narrow front axle on a
> roadster? Also looking for someone to build a new straight tube axle for 
> my
> car.Any help would be appreciated.
>

Steve
An aerodynamicist told me the gap between the tire and the body should be at 
least as wide as the tire and that aerodynamically a 7" tire with a 5" gap 
is the same as a 12" tire with no gap . 
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