[Healeys] Rear End Alignment Redux

[Bob Spidell]

I'm running 15" X 6" Daytons with Vredestein Sprint Classics 185/70R15.  Have no idea what the offset is, but these were the wheels recommended by Bruce Erfer when he owned BWW (he was a Healey, Jag and MGTF owner, and knew his wheels).  

Still, offset or no, why the rubbing on one side only?  Rich's explanation makes (a little) sense, since if the right is the driving wheel would mean left turns could be a little "fiercer" than right.  FWIW, I have no rubbing problems whatsoever with the front wheels.


bs


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Bob Spidell         San Jose, CA        bspidell at comcast.net
'67 Austin-Healey 3000             '56 Austin-Healey 100M
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 -------------- Original message ----------------------
From: "Dan Stromquist" <dan at warner-associates.com>
> Please indicate what type of rim (Dayton # or Dunlap) and the type of tires
> you are using if you are having problems.  Some of the Dayton tires have
> different offsets due to spoke caliper clearance at least on the fronts.
> Wider radial tires could compound the problem.
> Dan 
> 
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: healeys-bounces+dan=warner-associates.com at autox.team.net
> [mailto:healeys-bounces+dan=warner-associates.com at autox.team.net] On Behalf
> Of Rich C
> Sent: Friday, December 28, 2007 10:00 AM
> To: Bob Spidell; healeylist
> Subject: Re: [Healeys] Rear End Alignment Redux
> 
> Gentlemen,
> 
> Just a thought...the setup of the diff has always resulted in the rear right
> 
> wheel driving a little "stronger" than the left. Just note how older splined
> 
> hubs will always have much more driving direction wear on the right splines 
> than the left splines. Might this be tending to send the axle more to the 
> left on a right hand turn, vs. turns going the other way?
> 
> Another thought, radial ply tires allow a lot of sidewall roll and flex 
> compared to the bias ply tires the car was designed for.
> 
> It doesn't make sense to me that the panhard rod and/or the shackles or U 
> bolts would have any tendency for enough wear to cause rubbing in one 
> direction only, especially on a low mileage restoration..
> 
> Rich Chrysler
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