[TR] [6pack] Rota RB wheels

[Alan Salvatore]

I have seen 17" work on a TR6.
It was a 17" Centerline Wheel with 205/50R/17 tires.

A real bad pot hole can do in any size wheel.

al
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Robert Lang" <lang at isis.mit.edu>
To: "Craig" <wensley_Tr at comcast.net>
Cc: <triumphs at autox.team.net>; "6pack" <6pack at autox.team.net>
Sent: Tuesday, August 12, 2008 12:00 PM
Subject: Re: [6pack] Rota RB wheels


> 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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