[Shotimes] Widebody '94 SHO

[Ron Porter]

No. Changing the rim width will change the way the wheel sets, and changes
the load on the bearings.

Frankly, I wouldn't even worry about bearings loads unless you run those
ridiculous rims that hang way out of the body.

As in the example with my wheels, adding a 1/2" of rim width (about 13mm),
then having 7mm less offset, keeps the weight on the hub about the same, so
theoretically I have no more weight on the bearings.

It's a leverage effect. If you add 1" to the rims with no change in offset,
1/2 of that goes to the long" side of the rim, which has a greater leverage
against the hub than the "short" side, which also has a 1/2" added.

Ron Porter



-----Original Message-----
From: shotimes-admin@autox.team.net [mailto:shotimes-admin@autox.team.net]
On Behalf Of cmichaelo@optonline.net
Sent: Thursday, November 10, 2005 12:11 PM
To: shotimes@autox.team.net
Subject: Re: RE: RE: [Shotimes] Widebody '94 SHO

OK, help me understand something then. I'm starting to get myself confused.

I believe "ground zero" is +42mm offset, regardless of rim width.  Thus
getting wider rims shouldn't make a difference on the stress, as long as the
offset is the same.

On the other hand, I would think that any time you move the wheels out (or
in for that matter) you change the stress on the bearing, cause you are in
effect changing the relative pivot point when you insert spacer, or when you
install wheels with a different offset.

Michael
94MTX,green,BOS+,Koni/Intrax,Baer,Corbeau
SHO items for sale: http://hometown.aol.com/cmichaelo/for_sale.html

----- Original Message -----
From: Ron Porter <ronporter@prodigy.net>
Date: Wednesday, November 9, 2005 5:27 pm
Subject: RE: RE: [Shotimes] Widebody '94 SHO

> No
> 
> If he gets 2" wider wheels, and gets 1" less offset, he's back to 
> groundzero.
> 
> Ron Porter
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: shotimes-admin@autox.team.net [mailto:shotimes-
> admin@autox.team.net]On Behalf Of cmichaelo@optonline.net
> Sent: Tuesday, November 08, 2005 10:48 PM
> To: Bill Murray
> Cc: shotimes@autox.team.net
> Subject: Re: RE: [Shotimes] Widebody '94 SHO
> 
> Whether he pushes the wheels out with say 2" spacers or he get 
> wheels with
> 2" shorter offset will have the same effect on the spindles wrt 
> stress.
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