[Fot] How much tyre/wheel clearance on the rear tube shock conversion?

[jim hearn]

I am running 225/50ZR/15 Kumhos with the old style American Racing
wheels and using two spacers.  My tire/wheel combo sticks into the wheel
well from the face of the drum 4.375 inches.  In other words, my current
tire/wheel combo measures 5 inches from face of the drum in and the two
spacers shim it out .525 inch.

Thanks for the input, Jim in Sacramento


-----Original Message-----
From: fot-bounces+jimhearn1=comcast.net at autox.team.net
[mailto:fot-bounces+jimhearn1=comcast.net at autox.team.net] On Behalf Of
JOSEPH HUGHES
Sent: Saturday, February 23, 2008 4:12 AM
To: Friends of Triumph
Subject: [Fot] How much tyre/wheel clearance on the rear tube shock
conversion?

Not a lot. Depends on the offset of the wheel and the width and profile
of the 225 tyre you are intending using. I have had problems on my
racing TR5 which has this set up using 205 x 60 tyres let alone 225's
and finished up using a spacer to space out the wheel sufficently to
clear the shocker and bracket.
  What size wheels are you intending using as the ideal wheel size for a
205 x 60 tyre is 7 inch. Do you need to go wider than that?
   
  Mike Hughes

       
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