[TR] [6pack] Rota RB wheels

[Robert Lang]

On Tue, 12 Aug 2008, Robert Lang wrote:

> On Tue, 12 Aug 2008, Craig wrote:
>
>> don't go with the 17" ...you have no suspension to with and you will brake
>> wheels or suspension parts
>> Craig
>
> ???????????????????????????????????
>
> Huh?

I don't usually answer my own questions (except late at night in the 
garage... when I'm by myself), but Craig just dropped me a line on this 
one.

According to Craig, the amount of suspension travel on the TR6 is limited 
(full droop to full bump) and that with the combo of short suspension 
travel and small sidewalls on the wheels, there's a good chance that you 
can bottom the suspension on pot holes and the like and that when the 
supsension bottoms you either break a wheel or the suspension mounts will 
bend/break.

If you have a stock-ish suspension, there's about 6 inches of travel. If 
you have things lowered, you loose bump travel (typically) so this is 
where you're most likely going to get into trouble. But the suspension 
bottoming would happen regardless of the wheel size...

Bottom line - buy a spare wheel or get something that you can get 
replacements of/when you break one (or the tire monkey breaks one, not 
that I've ever seen that!)

Thanks for the clarification, Craig!

c ya,
rml
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