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Re: [Fot] Vitesse, Herald, Spitfire and GT6 front hubs

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Subject: Re: [Fot] Vitesse, Herald, Spitfire and GT6 front hubs
From: Philip Gott via Fot <fot@autox.team.net>
Date: Mon, 17 Jan 2022 15:49:51 -0500
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Virtually all the front drive and modern rear drive cars run sealed bearings=
 in the front, as I did in my ITA Integra. Some guys repack them with what t=
hey believe to be better grease. I never did and had no problems in about 7 s=
easons of racing.=20
Phil Gott

Sent from my iPhone

> On Jan 17, 2022, at 3:39 PM, Scott Janzen via Fot <fot@autox.team.net> wro=
te:
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> =EF=BB=BFThanks. Not sure how i feel about running sealed bearings in a ra=
ce car. Anyone have experience? With front brake heat in the gt6, i run some=
 pretty temp grease.
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> Sent from my iPhone
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>>> On Jan 17, 2022, at 2:32 PM, Don Couch via Fot <fot@autox.team.net> wrot=
e:
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>> =EF=BB=BFScott,
>> You can order the GT6 alloy hubs and uprated stub axles with sealed beari=
ngs from Rimmer Bros. or Canley Classics.
>> SpitBits probably has them and I=E2=80=99d imagine Ted S can get you a se=
t.
>> The bearings are larger in the GT6 hub vs. the Spitfire.
>> Don
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>> (512)-680-3540
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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">Virtually all the front drive and modern re=
ar drive cars run sealed bearings in the front, as I did in my ITA Integra. S=
ome guys repack them with what they believe to be better grease. I never did=
 and had no problems in about 7 seasons of racing.&nbsp;<br>Phil Gott<div><b=
r><div dir=3D"ltr">Sent from my iPhone</div><div dir=3D"ltr"><br><blockquote=
 type=3D"cite">On Jan 17, 2022, at 3:39 PM, Scott Janzen via Fot &lt;fot@aut=
ox.team.net&gt; wrote:<br><br></blockquote></div><blockquote type=3D"cite"><=
div dir=3D"ltr">=EF=BB=BF<meta http-equiv=3D"content-type" content=3D"text/h=
tml; charset=3Dutf-8">Thanks. Not sure how i feel about running sealed beari=
ngs in a race car. Anyone have experience? With front brake heat in the gt6,=
 i run some pretty temp grease.<div><br><br><div dir=3D"ltr">Sent from my iP=
hone</div><div dir=3D"ltr"><br><blockquote type=3D"cite">On Jan 17, 2022, at=
 2:32 PM, Don Couch via Fot &lt;fot@autox.team.net&gt; wrote:<br><br></block=
quote></div><blockquote type=3D"cite"><div dir=3D"ltr">=EF=BB=BF<meta http-e=
quiv=3D"Content-Type" content=3D"text/html; charset=3Dutf-8">Scott,<div clas=
s=3D"">You can order the GT6 alloy hubs and uprated stub axles with sealed b=
earings from Rimmer Bros. or Canley Classics.</div><div class=3D"">SpitBits p=
robably has them and I=E2=80=99d imagine Ted S can get you a set.</div><div c=
lass=3D"">The bearings are larger in the GT6 hub vs. the Spitfire.</div><div=
 class=3D"">Don</div><div class=3D""><br class=3D""></div><div class=3D""><b=
r class=3D""></div><div class=3D""><div class=3D"">
<div style=3D"color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px; f=
ont-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-sp=
acing: normal; orphans: auto; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-tran=
sform: none; white-space: normal; widows: auto; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-t=
ext-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px;">DON COUCH PHOTOGRAPH=
Y<br class=3D""><a href=3D"http://www.dcphotos.com"; class=3D"">www.dcphotos.=
com</a><br class=3D"">(512)-680-3540</div>

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