[Fot] TR3 and Southwick Conversion

[Larry Young]

I did not have my Southwick axles lengthened, just spent a bit of time 
with the die grinder and all was good.  I had some light tire rub with 
the 205 Speedsters, so I rolled the inner fender flange over wire.  If 
the axles were 1/8 inch longer, more drastic measures would have been 
required to fit the 205's.

On 1/31/2011 1:11 PM, davehogye wrote:
> It's good to get some feedback regarding adjusting fender clearance.
> It has been brought to my attention that track may be measured by some racing groups.
> Has anyone had their cars' track scrutinized?
> Tire and wheel size is related to the matter of clearance as well. I believe that TR3s should be to running 5.5" wheels max., but that depends on the race organization.
> What tire, wheel, spacer combinations are being used for TR3s? If spacers are being used, then maybe the axle could be lengthen a bit.
> Could the Southwick conversion for TR3s be lengthened by 1/4" overall? Is it worth going to the trouble of having the option from Southwick?
> Moser cuts and machines the axles, it seams to me that an 1/8" adjustment could be easily made.
> Again, 1/8" would really help the weld grinding situation. There really isn't that much weld on there when compared the the tube thickness. Perhaps no one has had a problem after removing some weld, but I thought this question was worth asking. If added length creates other problems, then it's probably not a good idea.
> Thanks for the commentary,
> Dave H.
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