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Re: Wire Wheel > Rostyle Conversion.

To: aramm@concentric.net
Subject: Re: Wire Wheel > Rostyle Conversion.
From: gofastmg@juno.com (Rick Morrison)
Date: Wed, 04 Nov 1998 22:33:45 EST
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Rick Morrison
72 MGBGT
74 Midget

On Wed, 04 Nov 1998 09:41:12 -0800 Andy Ramm <aramm@concentric.net>
writes:
>OK, confusion sets in, is it the axle CASING or the axle shaft that's
>shorter?  This is interesting!
>
>Andy
>
>Keith Wheeler wrote:
>> 
>> "Lawrie  Alexander" <Lawrie@britcars.com> wrote:
>> 
>> >The wire wheel axle casing is 1" shorter than the one used for 
>Rostyle
>> >wheels because the wheels themselves had a different offset. If you 
>fit
>> >Rostyle hubs and wheels on your present axle, your rear track width 
>will be
>> >1" too narrow.
>> 
>> Which isn't so bad when you've got the plans folks like me and Neil 
>have,
>> because it makes a bit more room to get that wide racing rubber 
>under
>> the back of the car.
>> 
>> -Keith Wheeler
>> Team Sanctuary                          
>http://www.teamsanctuary.com/
>


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