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1. rear axle dilemma (score: 1): Author: David Councill <dcouncil@imt.net>; Date: Tue, 27 Mar 2001 18:52:54 -0700; I've run into a strange problem (or so it appears) on my son's 65B restoration. The back tires appear to be contacting the sidewalls at times. The back tires were 175R75-14 tires and the front tires; /html/mgs/2001-03/msg01202.html (8,171 bytes)
2. Re: rear axle dilemma (score: 1): Author: Max Heim <mvheim@studiolimage.com>; Date: Tue, 27 Mar 2001 18:40:35 -0800; What kind of wheels are on the car? The wire wheel axle and the steel wheel axle are different widths. If someone tried to convert just by changing the rear hubs they would wind up with a different r; /html/mgs/2001-03/msg01204.html (9,578 bytes)
3. Re: rear axle dilemma (score: 1): Author: Bob Shaw <shaws@mlcltd.com>; Date: Wed, 28 Mar 2001 07:39:09 -0600; Has the body been restored? I have seen this happen to cars that are restored, have a new rear fender installed, and have the proper wheel clearance When the panel is reinstalled. You have 2 choices.; /html/mgs/2001-03/msg01214.html (7,642 bytes)
4. Re: rear axle dilemma (score: 1): Author: S & M Barnes <barnesms@swbell.net>; Date: Wed, 28 Mar 2001 09:43:20 -0600; times. Just went out and measured our unrestored 1965B, we have wire wheels with 165/14 tyres, the tops of the arches are about 1/4 inch below the top of the tread (YAY - it's level!), right hand si; /html/mgs/2001-03/msg01222.html (7,532 bytes)
5. Re: rear axle dilemma (score: 1): Author: "British Sportscar Center" <Lawrie@britcars.com>; Date: Wed, 28 Mar 2001 09:20:59 -0800; Well, it appears the factory seldom managed to get it right! When I put 185-60 x 15 tires on my BGT (on 72-spoke wire wheels), the left side tire touched the inside of the fender lip when I went over; /html/mgs/2001-03/msg01227.html (8,336 bytes)
6. RE: rear axle dilemma (score: 1): Author: harlanjillson <harlanjillson@pdq.net>; Date: Wed, 28 Mar 2001 12:13:54 -0600; You know, If the original poster is talking about a wire wheel car, with no clearance with stock size tires, he could have one the some dodo has converted to wires without changing out the rear axle; /html/mgs/2001-03/msg01231.html (7,724 bytes)
7. RE: rear axle dilemma (score: 1): Author: David Councill <dcouncil@imt.net>; Date: Wed, 28 Mar 2001 11:47:12 -0700; I am the original poster, and Blake promptly emailed me with this theory last night. And yes, this is quite plausible. The car has wire wheels. I haven't removed the wheels yet (its my son's car and; /html/mgs/2001-03/msg01232.html (7,980 bytes)
8. Re: rear axle dilemma (score: 1): Author: jmc <jmc987@earthlink.net>; Date: Thu, 29 Mar 01 17:00:49 -0800; Another, more expensive option is something called a pan-hard rod (I think that's what it's called.) My understanding is that it's part of a racing set-up and centers the axle. By the way, my car has; /html/mgs/2001-03/msg01279.html (9,248 bytes)

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