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Re: Tire clearance/rub

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Subject: Re: Tire clearance/rub
From: "Larry Vaughan" <lvaughan@pldi.net>
Date: Fri, 26 Nov 2004 22:33:14 -0600
Ed,

 You are the first guest shot on my site. If that is not OK, let me know.

http://ljvaughan.homestead.com/index.html

Larry

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Ed Hamilton" <h_edward@bellsouth.net>
To: "SpitfireMailList" <spitfires@Autox.Team.Net>; "Spit6 Mail List"
<spit6cgt6@yahoogroups.com>
Sent: Sunday, November 21, 2004 3:17 PM
Subject: Tire clearance/rub


> I installed 6" rims with 205x70 tires on my 1500 spit.  The rear is just
> great and I like the way it "fills" the wheel well.  The front, however,
is
> a different matter.  For one, the tires extend beyond the "skirt" of the
> fender - which I don't particularly care for the look of.  Secondly, I
only
> have about an inch or so clearance, causing a rub when the weight shifts
> forward.
>
> Since I don't really want to modify the body, what are the tire options
for
> the front - keeping the 6" rims?
>
>
>
> Best regards,
>
> Ed Hamilton





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