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Re: [T3] Wheels and tyres, etc.




Jim Adney wrote:

> This is true, but the stresses on the bearings is also changed
> because of the cantilevered load. On a unloaded car this is no
> problem, but a loaded car will be a different story, and if you do
> much of it you may start to have bearing failures.

Yes, the stress is bigger on the bearings when you use wider wheels, but if you
change the 46 wheels for the §]l*s, the stress is not big enough to cause
any premature wear of the bearings. Only if you exceed an offset of 20 less
than the original, you can get this effect. The bearings should not have too
much problem, the bearings are the same as those in the Beetle, aren't they?

PerL
73 Variant L

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