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Re: Neon wheel size

To: Jeff Blankenship <jblanken@itds.com>
Subject: Re: Neon wheel size
From: "Robert M. Pickrell Jr." <brnrubr@midusa.net>
Date: Tue, 25 May 1999 17:26:54 -0500
Jeff, I have to ask where you came up with these conclusions. Have they been
approved by the SEB in SCCA? Except for the last paragraph on page 86, which
requires a complete conversion with in the same model year, I think you are
assuming to much.

By the way this is not a flame but a serious question, and hopes that the
wrong info is not going out to the uninformed.

Rob

Jeff Blankenship wrote:

> Yes, '95 neon Base and Highlines came with both 13" and 14" wheels.
>
> Even though most 14" wheeled neons got bigger front brakes (10.1" rotors
> vs. 9.4" rotors on the 13" wheeled neons) and 5-lug wheels, there were
> 14" 4-lug neons made with the 13" brakes.  This means you can legally go
> from 13" to 14" wheels.  If you have the 14" brakes, a 13" wheel won't fit
> over them, so going the other way is not usually an option.
>
> You would also have the option of changing from 13" brakes to the 14"
> brake system if you wanted to do a more major change than just wheels.
> I believe this would give you a better selection of performance
> brake pads to choose from, though for autocross, the stock pads are
> exceptionally good.
>
> The 13" wheel is only 5" wide.  All 14" steel wheels are 5.5" wide.
>
> The 14X6 alloys were not an option in 1995, they were standard only on the
> August-'94-on Sports, and all ACRs.  Therefore, 14X6 wheels are not legal
> on a '95 Base or Highline.
>
> Offset on all wheels is 40mm.
>
> So you could fit 14X5.5 wheels on any neon legally, except the ACR, which
> never came with anything except 14X6 alloys.
> --
> Jeffrey D. Blankenship                         Senior Technical Consultant
> jblanken@itds.com                              ITDS - TRIS
> neon enthusiast #478                           Champaign, IL, USA


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