[Fot] TR3 wheel offset

[John Styduhar]

Hi Dustin, I'm running John Brown wheels on my TR3B vintage racer, 5.5 x 15
with an offsett of 15 mm.  Most club rules allow +1 inch over factory stock
width.  Some guys cheat and run wider but clearance with the rear leaf
springs or rear fender lip limit cheating.  Rubber limit for me is the
Hoosier Speedster 205 x 60 on the 5.5 inch rim without grinding leaf
springs but the tread rolls side-to-side and you may need to remove
the inner fender lip.  I run 1/4 inch front spacers and -3 deg. camber in
the front to clear front fenders.  I also use rear spacers to adjust track
width and clearance issues. Hope this helps.


On Mon, May 10, 2021 at 3:49 PM dustin nicholson via Fot <fot at autox.team.net>
wrote:

> Amici,
>
> What wheel width and offset are y’all running on a vintage legal track car?
>
> I’m looking at buying I set of vintage wheels that have practically zero
> offset. Attached are photos of my test fit that show the wheel sits in more
> than seems right. I like the wheels but I’m not sure they’re what I need.
>
> On the front the outer rim is a couple of inches inboard from the fender
> lip. On the rear the inner rim clears the leafspring by less than a half
> inch. You can see where the previous owner notched the leaf springs so the
> tire won’t rub, so I suppose I can make these wheels work but I might be
> giving up track width.
>
>
>
> Thanks,
>
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