[Fot] Racing wheels and brakes for TR6

[Kramer, Robert]

I have been afraid to use better brake pads on the TR6. I should try a set but
I suspect we would wear race pads out before the day ends. There may be a good
endurance race pad out there but the Hawk Blues that stop my TR4A so
effectively wear pretty quickly and they aren't cheap.

Bob Kramer
Southern Construction Inventory Manager
RDO Equipment Company
16415 N. IH 35  Pflugerville, TX 78660
512-687-7422 Office
512-657-8526 Cell


Things turn out best for the people who make the best of the way things turn
out. ~John Wooden


-----Original Message-----
From: fot-bounces at autox.team.net [mailto:fot-bounces at autox.team.net] On Behalf
Of william r tobin
Sent: Friday, August 05, 2011 11:32 AM
To: Jamie Palmer; Friends of Triumph
Subject: Re: [Fot] Racing wheels and brakes for TR6

Hi, I got a set of Rota wheels. Panasport knockoffs, made in the Philippines.
I use them for rain/transport use. they are light and true.
$500 a set shipped.
Brakes: I use stock calipers with slotted rotors; they seem to work well.
Also Porterfield pads and linings; worth the money. I also put on 7/8" rear
wheel cylinders for more rear brakes.
Good job on the Chump Car thing!
Bill
----- Original Message -----
From: "Jamie Palmer" <tr6driver at yahoo.com>
To: "Friends of Triumph" <fot at autox.team.net>
Sent: Friday, August 05, 2011 11:51 AM
Subject: [Fot] Racing wheels and brakes for TR6


> For those of you that have been following our saga with our TR6
> ChumpCar, please know that we finished 20th out of 84 cars at the VIR
> 24 hrs. and were quite pleased.  Nevertheless, I have two questions
> for this erstwhile
> group:
>
> 1.  We (as several of you have previously commented could happen)
> broke the center out of one of the stock steel TR6 wheels we have been
> using.  It was an...interesting...experience (I was driving).
> So...I've looked at inexpensive alternatives (remember, this is
> ChumpCar) and it looks like Diamond Racing wheels may be the way to
> go.  Anyone purchased 15's from them for a TR before?  Offset/width
> recommendations?  Remember, when it comes to tires, we're limited to
> 190 treadwear or greater street tires, so our choices are quite
> limited (we've been running 205/50-15's and the gearing works out
> about right, given our tiny power level).  Interested in all thoughts!
>
> 2.
> Also had some brake issues.  Does anyone recommend going to the Toyota
> caliper conversion for a race application?  Just curious, I have the
> conversion on my street TR6 and am very happy with it.  Wildwoods or
> similar are out of our price range (and would probably violate the 2
> times stock pricing ChumpCar rules as well).
>
> Thanks for your help!
>
> Jamie Palmer
> Squadron Leader
> RiffRAF
> Racing
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