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

[jim hearn]

Mike, another way of communicating what I have for space is that right
now with the same wheel and spacers but a 205 tire, I have 3 inches of
clearance between the inside of the tire and the inside of the wheel
well.  How much of this space is used up by the gusset mounted Koni?  In
other words, how far does the gusset mounted Koni stick into the wheel
well as measured from the back of the wheel well at tire height?
Thanks, Jim


-----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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