[Tigers] Tire Size Question

[Smit, Theo]

How obtainable are the drop spindles these days? Not that I'm keen on
diving into the front suspension again but it would be a good set of
parts to have.

Theo


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	From: Owain Lloyd [mailto:owain.lloyd at gmail.com]
	Sent: December 17, 2009 11:53 AM
	To: Smit, Theo
	Cc: AAAGLASSS at aol.com; sganz at pacbell.net;
todbrown at roadrunner.com; tigers at autox.team.net; fastsage at cox.net
	Subject: Re: [Tigers] Tire Size Question


	i originally resolved the 16" panasport contact with the upper
control arm by using the drop spindles.  with an extra spacer in the
spring turret the ride height is nice.  it matches the rear using new
springs and a 1" drop block.

	i later fitted custom CNC hubs with an offset exactly where i
wanted it which would also allow stock spindles if desired.


	On Thu, Dec 17, 2009 at 6:40 PM, Smit, Theo
<Theo.Smit at dynastream.com> wrote:


		15x7 should work even with untrimmed fender lips on the
rear of the car,
		provided your wheel offset is correct. Panasport has a
size that is
		supposed to fit. On the front it's more tricky because
there is not much
		clearance to the front lip on the fender and the lower
valence. I am
		running 16x7 wheels front and rear, but the fender edges
are rolled and
		the lower valence is trimmed to allow all that to work.
The critical
		interference with 16" wheels (on the front) is that the
rim inside edge
		can contact the upper control arm and balljoint as they
move through the
		suspension travel. I used redrilled stock hubs and ended
up with about
		11/16" or 3/4" worth of spacers between the hub flange
and the wheel
		(which is a 2005 Mustang OEM wheel, 16x7 with 39mm
offset IIRC). If
		you're using 15" wheels then the upper control arm and
balljoint would
		contact the inner tire sidewall if there wasn't enough
spacing.
		Panasport has a 15x6" wheel that has offset compatible
with the Tiger
		but I don't know if it will fit untrimmed fenders.

		Either way (15x6 or 15x7) you should look for
205/50-15's. You could put
		225's on the rear if the wheel offset is just right but
you'll need to
		be careful of the tires rubbing the rear springs on the
inside, and the
		fender lips on the outside.

		Cheers,
		Theo


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		       Sent: December 16, 2009 6:44 PM
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		       Subject: Re: [Tigers] Tire Size Question




		       Will 15 x 7 work on a stock Tiger and what size
tires would you
		use front and back??

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