[Spridgets] tires

Matt Hagopian mhagopian at hoppetool.com
Wed Sep 10 08:53:36 MDT 2008


We are talking about a few days until race day here...

On Wed, Sep 10, 2008 at 10:52 AM, Wm. Severin Thompson <
wsthompson at thicko.com> wrote:

> One more thing I just recalled... the upper radius arm bracket usually
> needs
> modification... it doesn't need to be near as wide as it is... a sawzall to
> cut some of the center meat out where the bolt goes thru, and a torch to
> heat up and pound the bracket inward toward the inner fender... then line
> up
> the bolt hole.
>
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> thicko.com at autox.team.net] On Behalf Of
> John Caffrey
> Sent: Wednesday, September 10, 2008 9:44 AM
> To: Matt Hagopian
> Cc: spridgets Spridgets at autox.team. Net
> Subject: Re: [Spridgets] tires
>
>  Matt Hagopian wrote:
> > hey guys,
> >
> > I just ordered a set of Hoosiers 185/60/13. They are ENORMOUS! they are a
> > full 1.25" wider then my street tires and have no hope of fitting on the
> > bug,
> > I need help selecting a good race tire that is in the price neighborhood
> of
> > 150 or less. It currently has street tire size 185/60/13. Hoosiers
> smallest
> > tire is a 180. and Avons tire is for 194 each. Could someone pass on some
> > advice of which tire to buy and provide a link to it? Racing next
> weekend!!
> >
> >
> Matt,
> It takes some working of the inner fenders but it is possible, and it's
> what all of the US racers use AFAIK. I just got done making some room to
> fit them to a 62 Mark II square arch. Hopefully Ron, WST, or one of the
> other vintage racers will chime in with some specifics on modifying the
> Bugeye fenders.
> John
> Fogelsville, PA
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Sincerely,


Matt Hagopian


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