Larry,
Tech Del and Minilite are alive and well. I talked to them in
England two days ago. They make two versions of Minilites now. One is the
"Sports Wheel" which I think Rick distributes in various sizes including
13x6. Their other Minilite is their alloy wheel which is identical and made
from the same molds as the original Miniltes except from aluminum instead of
magnesium. However the originals were 5 or 5 1/2 inches wide whereas the
smallest size in 13s that they sell today is 6" wide. They make the raw
castings and then machine these to the customers specification when the
order is received. They can give different offsets within a certain range
but they have a recommended one for Tigers. They also can make them for the
old sleeved lug nuts or for the tapered lug nuts. They have a new telephone
number in England- 0132 7311456.
As I recall the Minator that VB sells comes in a 5 1/2 " width and
some have reported needs some machining to work on a Tiger.
Dave McDermott
At 07:54 AM 2/12/1999 -0500, Wright, Larry wrote:
>Timothy Beloney wrote:
>*I guess I will conform and go with the
>*Miniator (they do look nice) from VB (Sorry Steve L.)
>
>Are these wheels from Very Bad better or cheaper than Panasports? Or
>genuine Minilites, as I've read that Tech Del is back in business? I'm
>not in the market for wheels myself, just curious, as that's the _last_
>place I'd be looking for a set. Hey, perhaps the Miniator has a feature
>where it un-spools a length of string while you drive so you can find
>your way home again.
>
>Tom Hall wrote:
>*It is possible to use pacers up to about 1/4" between the frame and the
>*crossmember to obtain equal caster angles.
>
>Well, whaddaya know, there's a useful application for Pacers. Sounds
>like you gotta slice 'em awfully thin, though.
>
>Lawrence R. Wright
>Purchasing Analyst
>Andrews Office Products Div. of USOP
>lrw@aop.com
>Ph. 301.386.7923 Fx. 301.386.5333
>
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