[Fot] TR3 and Southwick Conversion

[Tony Drews]

I've never had my track width measured.  The car has only been 
weighed once, and that was voluntary.

- Tony Drews

At 01:11 PM 1/31/2011, 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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