[Fot] Hoosier Speedsters for a TR3 Question

Thu May 7 18:22:16 MDT 2015

Or, you just notch the rear springs to clear the tire. Not a big deal
really.

*Never be beaten by equipment.*

On Thu, May 7, 2015 at 4:38 PM, John Hasty via Fot <fot at autox.team.net>
wrote:

> I use 5.5 panasport rims about 2' neg camber, 3' caster & a front sway bar
> that Larry made with no rubbing problem.  The rear is another thing.  With
> Southwick conversion & Gillanders springs I do get left fender rub or right
> spring rub depending on the track....no big deal just move the rear end to
> compensate or wheel spacers as required.... This year added a Panhard
> bar.... Hope this solves all this....
>
> Sent from my iPhone
>
> On May 7, 2015, at 4:51 PM, "John Styduhar via Fot" <fot at autox.team.net
> <mailto:fot at autox.team.net>> wrote:
>
> Jeff, the recommendation you asked for on Speedster tire selection for a
> TR3 depends on several things, like your rim width and offset, front
> swaybar interference possibility at full turn left or right, how wide of a
> spacer you have or need to run on the front and back, rear fender lip
> treatment requirements, leaf spring clearancing, rear axle width if you
> have the "Southwick conversion", how much have you lowered your car from
> stock ride height, tire pressure, etc. The minimum rim width for the 205 is
> 5.5 inches.
> I can tell you that 205/60 15 Speedsters do fit (barely) on my TR3 but all
> the things I mentioned had to be addressed. I do have a slight amount of
> tire rub on the leaf springs if the tire pressure is lowered to the mid
> 20s. You may also see uneven tire wear from inside to outside with the 205s
> vs. the 185s because the tire is rolling under with the 5.5 inch rim.  The
> 205 is a better fit with a wider rim.  I also know that John Hasty uses
> 205s but not sure about what he needed to do for clearancing or his wheel
> selection.
>
> On Tue, May 5, 2015 at 11:16 AM, Bill Babcock via Fot <fot at autox.team.net
> <mailto:fot at autox.team.net>> wrote:
> I”m talking about the front of course, since Peyote is also solid rear
> axle. It’a possible to get camber with a solid axle, but I’ve never gone to
> that degree of trouble since i sometimes have to go back to Dunlops. The
> Speedsters are kind of semi-radial, at least that’s how they respond to
> camber. I get the best tire temps at about two degrees and the best wear
> patterns too.
>
> As far as 185/205 goes, I don’t know what fits on a TR3. Might be a
> squeeze to get 205’s in. I haven’t seen any significant difference in lap
> times between the two, but I never measured head to head.
>
>
> On May 5, 2015, at 4:49 AM, Brian Schirano <bschirano at yahoo.com<mailto:
> bschirano at yahoo.com>> wrote:
>
> I don't run them, still on the TDs, but Mike Moore runs them on a TR4 with
> beam axle that goes like stink, no camber back there
>
> Mike you out there?
>
> Brian Schirano
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> On Tue, 5/5/15, Bill Babcock via Fot <fot at autox.team.net<mailto:
> fot at autox.team.net>> wrote:
>
> Subject: Re: [Fot] Hoosier Speedsters for a TR3 Question
> To: "Jeff Snook" <jeffsnook01 at gmail.com<mailto:jeffsnook01 at gmail.com>>
> Cc: fot at autox.team.net<mailto:fot at autox.team.net>
> Date: Tuesday, May 5, 2015, 3:53 AM
>
> You’re
> going to need a little camber to make them work.
> On
> May 4, 2015, at 1:26 PM, Jeff Snook via Fot <fot at autox.team.net<mailto:
> fot at autox.team.net>>
> wrote:
> Hey all, I'm going to need
> a set of tires for my TR3 for Summit Point.  I've
> been running Hoosier
> Vintage TDs for a long time, but am ready to switch to
> the Hoosier Speedsters.
>  My question is what size would be best, the 185s or
> the 205s.  I know most
> TR guys have gone to the Speedsters so I thought I
> could gather some
> collective wisdom from the group.
>
> Vroom, vroom,
>
> Jeff Snook
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