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There is this thing called scrub radius. When the factory engineers designed=
your car they set it in a proper position. If you add spacers or get taller=
tires or shorter tires or install the wrong rims you can make your car dang=
erously unstable at worst or at least make parts wear out and or break impor=
tant bits causing a crash. Making a racecar unstable is not a good idea. If y=
ou do not know where the scrub radius is on your front tires...maybe you sho=
uld. Attached is a simple look at what can get very complex and dangerous.
Cheers
Roger Williams
https://www.carthrottle.com/post/what-is-scrub-radius-and-why-is-it-importan=
t/
Sent from my iPad
> On May 10, 2021, at 6:30 PM, John Styduhar via Fot <fot@autox.team.net> wr=
ote:
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> =EF=BB=BF
> As a word of caution to you, running the stock rear axles and hubs is aski=
ng for trouble since they have been known to break with the added stress of r=
acing. Upgrading to one-piece axle would be wise if you are getting seriou=
s.
>=20
>> On Mon, May 10, 2021 at 3:49 PM dustin nicholson via Fot <fot@autox.team.=
net> wrote:
>> Amici,
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>> What wheel width and offset are y=E2=80=99all running on a vintage legal t=
rack car?
>>=20
>> I=E2=80=99m looking at buying I set of vintage wheels that have practical=
ly zero offset. Attached are photos of my test fit that show the wheel sits i=
n more than seems right. I like the wheels but I=E2=80=99m not sure they=E2=80=
=99re what I need.
>>=20
>> On the front the outer rim is a couple of inches inboard from the fender l=
ip. On the rear the inner rim clears the leafspring by less than a half inch=
. You can see where the previous owner notched the leaf springs so the tire w=
on=E2=80=99t rub, so I suppose I can make these wheels work but I might be g=
iving up track width.=20
>>=20
>>=20
>>=20
>> Thanks,
>>=20
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<html><head><meta http-equiv=3D"content-type" content=3D"text/html; charset=3D=
utf-8"></head><body dir=3D"auto">There is this thing called scrub radius. Wh=
en the factory engineers designed your car they set it in a proper position.=
If you add spacers or get taller tires or shorter tires or install the wron=
g rims you can make your car dangerously unstable at worst or at least make p=
arts wear out and or break important bits causing a crash. Making a racecar u=
nstable is not a good idea. If you do not know where the scrub radius is on y=
our front tires...maybe you should. Attached is a simple look at what can ge=
t very complex and dangerous.<div>Cheers</div><div>Roger Williams<br><div><b=
r></div><div><a href=3D"https://www.carthrottle.com/post/what-is-scrub-radiu=
s-and-why-is-it-important/">https://www.carthrottle.com/post/what-is-scrub-r=
adius-and-why-is-it-important/</a><br><br><div dir=3D"ltr">Sent from my iPad=
</div><div dir=3D"ltr"><br><blockquote type=3D"cite">On May 10, 2021, at 6:3=
0 PM, John Styduhar via Fot <fot@autox.team.net> wrote:<br><br></block=
quote></div><blockquote type=3D"cite"><div dir=3D"ltr">=EF=BB=BF<div dir=3D"=
ltr"><div class=3D"gmail_default" style=3D"font-size:small">As a word of cau=
tion to you, running the stock rear axles and hubs is asking for trouble sin=
ce they have been known to break with the added stress of racing. =
Upgrading to one-piece axle would be wise if you are getting serious.=
</div></div><br><div class=3D"gmail_quote"><div dir=3D"ltr" class=3D"gmail_a=
ttr">On Mon, May 10, 2021 at 3:49 PM dustin nicholson via Fot <<a href=3D=
"mailto:fot@autox.team.net";>fot@autox.team.net</a>> wrote:<br></div><bloc=
kquote class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1=
px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex">Amici,<br>
<br>
What wheel width and offset are y=E2=80=99all running on a vintage legal tra=
ck car?<br>
<br>
I=E2=80=99m looking at buying I set of vintage wheels that have practically z=
ero offset. Attached are photos of my test fit that show the wheel sits in m=
ore than seems right. I like the wheels but I=E2=80=99m not sure they=E2=80=99=
re what I need.<br>
<br>
On the front the outer rim is a couple of inches inboard from the fender lip=
. On the rear the inner rim clears the leafspring by less than a half inch. Y=
ou can see where the previous owner notched the leaf springs so the tire won=
=E2=80=99t rub, so I suppose I can make these wheels work but I might be giv=
ing up track width. <br>
<br>
<br>
<br>
Thanks,<br>
<br>
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