[Fot] Wheels

[davehogye]

Friends, 
The front fenders on a TR3 have a rolled in wire from the factory. It's a nice touch to copy this on the rears. Jeff Snook's TR3 is like this and I will copy this soon. Doing this will eliminate tire clearance issues. 

Dave 

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From: "Duncan Charlton" <duncan.charlton54 at gmail.com> 
To: "davehogye" <dlhogye at comcast.net> 
Cc: "Todd Redmond" <alfetta95 at optonline.net>, "Friends of Triumph" <fot at autox.team.net> 
Sent: Wednesday, June 10, 2015 10:50:02 AM 
Subject: Re: [Fot] Wheels 

Dave, you mentioned what was on my mind — it’s been decades since I owned a TR3 but I did restore a ’56 and my recollection is that there is just a rolled edge with a wire in it on a TR3, not folded metal that will push out of the way. 

Duncan 




On Jun 10, 2015, at 12:36 PM, davehogye < dlhogye at comcast.net > wrote: 

Like Henry suggested, Spruell is the place to buy Panasports. You can check size and offsets by what Moss lists for our TR3s. 
15x5.5 wheels are the rule for vintage racing, but 15x6 will work too and many run the 6s without a problem from the race group. 185-65-15 tires will just clear on the rear fenders, the fronts aren't usually a problem. 205-60s will contact the rear fenders slightly, so a slight amount of rolling the fender will do. It's best to have a pro do the rolling before painting with a wire in the roll. 

Dave H. 

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From: "Todd Redmond" < alfetta95 at optonline.net > 
To: fmccjr at aol.com 
Cc: fot at autox.team.net 
Sent: Wednesday, June 10, 2015 5:43:19 AM 
Subject: Re: [Fot] Wheels 

I'm interested in hearing the responses. 

I'm sure it's been said, but did you roll the fenders? 

Todd Redmond 

Sent from my iPad 

> On Jun 9, 2015, at 6:16 PM, fmccjr at aol.com wrote: 
> 
> Hi, a 
> Is there anyone out there who is racing a Tr3 (with steel fenders) who might share information about what wheels you are using? I have Avon 175/60/15 tires on TR6 rims, and the front fender sits right on the tire. No racing for me, yet! (No issues in the rear, in fact, I'm using 3/4" spacers). 
> I am a VSCCA member, and I'm stumped! ...The original 4 inchers won't do. 
> 
> What width and offset do I need to clear the front fenders and brakes with these tires? 
> 
> Thanks, 
> Rick McCurdy 
> Newburgh, NY 
> 
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