[Tigers] Activity

Fri Jun 10 12:40:50 MDT 2016

That is very reassuring to read, because I've just spent more than $500 to
have the stock calipers rebuilt and all the other brake hydraulic parts
replaced.  Expending another $1100+ for Wilwoods isn't financially
appealing.

 I found it necessary to buy new 15" wheels because the width and aspect
ratio selection on 13" tires is now very limited.  My old 235-50R13 BFG T/A
tires mounted on 13x7 American Racing Vectors barely had 500 miles on them
when I disassembled the drivetrain over 30 years ago.  They still look like
new but I've read the rubber has lost its resilience and rendered the tires
nearly useless.

Rob Hogan

On Fri, Jun 10, 2016 at 2:15 PM, Ron Fraser <rfraser at bluefrog.com> wrote:

> Rob
>
>                 The stock Tiger brake system is perfectly fine unless
> you’re going racing.
>
> The biggest problem with the stock brakes are the pads.   All pads have a
> heat range they work well within.  If you overheat them you lose braking
> power and the pad start to turn white.   The harder you drive, the harder
> you use the brakes, the more heat you build up, the better the pads you’ll
> need and possibly cooling air to the pads.  The chore is to find the pad
> suited to your driving needs.
>
>
>
>                 I had a problem with the brakes pulling to the right.  I
> checked and double checked everything.   Made sure the rear brakes were
> engaging similar side to side.
>
> Checked everything on the front caliper to make sure they were operating
> properly.  Nothing solved the problem until I bought a set of Hawke HPS
> pads, then the problem was gone.   HPS pads are a very good pad good for
> street driving, autocross and some open track sessions.
>
>
>
> I can only guess that the pads I had on my Tiger were mismatched somehow
> as in the pads had mixed compounds with different coefficients of friction.
>
>
>
> On another note it seems the Tiger list gates have opened up again – thank
> you Mark.
>
> I for another do not Facebook.
>
>
>
> Ron Fraser
>
>
>
> *From:* Tigers [mailto:tigers-bounces at autox.team.net] *On Behalf Of *Rob
> Hogan via Tigers
> *Sent:* Friday, June 10, 2016 9:28 AM
> *To:* Jim McLaughlin <jimmc13 at socket.net>
> *Cc:* Tiger's List <tigers at autox.team.net>
> *Subject:* Re: [Tigers] Activity
>
>
>
> Jim,
>
>
>
> Have you had a large amount of driving experience with the front Wilwood
> and rear drum brake setup?
>
> I am considering that same brake combination and also whether to convert
> the rear brakes to Wilwood disks with Dale's kit.
>
> What I'm trying ta assess is how much better the front only conversion is
> in comparison to the stock Tiger brakes and also the full conversion to the
> front only Wilwood disks.  Any advice on what you may have learned would be
> very helpful.
>
>
>
> Rob
>
>
> Rob Hogan
>
>
>
> On Thu, Jun 9, 2016 at 8:22 AM, Jim McLaughlin via Tigers <
> tigers at autox.team.net> wrote:
>
> Tiger listers:
>
>
>
> I seem to continue to receive info from you folks.  I would  offer that as
> a former member of facebook, I utilize and appreciate and use this list
> almost daily, sometimes even add when I have something to offer.
>
> As for social media, consider this, I closed my facebook account over 2
> years ago when they were exposed conducting an experiment posting positive
> and negative info to selected facebook members as an unannounced
> experiment, really, I personally do not need to be part of this BS nor will
> I.
>
>
>
> Here is the result of your contributions to my restoration effort, a 1966
> Mark1(a) Tiger with a modified 260, posit track rear-end, Wilwood frond
> discs, stock rear drums, a really nice car, oh yes, Martha C. interior.
>
> So thanks and let’s consider this one of the reasons to keep going.
>
>
>
> Jim McLaughlin
>
> B382000175LRXFE
>
> P.S. at St Mary’s Aldermanbury (Christopher Wren) in Fulton, MO originally
> destroyed during the battle of London in WW2 and given by the people of the
> UK to Fulton after Churchill’s Iron Curtain speech.
>
>
>
> *From:* Tigers [mailto:tigers-bounces at autox.team.net] *On Behalf Of *Norman
> C. Miller via Tigers
> *Sent:* Wednesday, June 08, 2016 10:04 AM
> *To:* tigers at autox.team.net
> *Subject:* Re: [Tigers] Activity
>
>
>
>
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>
> At 09:38 AM 6/7/2016, Tom Hall via Tigers wrote:
>
> Not having received anything frim the Tiger List since may 27th, I sent a
> test message to the List and received three responces. One of the
> responders copied the list.  I got his responce in my personel mail, but no
> cc from the list.  There is nothing from the list in my Comcast spam file!
> What gives?
>
>
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