Re: [T3] Tucking wheels

[Ryan Langley <rlangley@mac.com>]

<x-flowed>Greg,
Can you tell me what year the type 3 came with the "short axles and 
tubes?" Are the 5 lug drums readily available? Or are they hard to find?
Ryan
On Thursday, July 18, 2002, at 07:53 AM, Greg Banfill wrote:

> Ryan Langley wrote:
>
> > I have a 66 fasty and want to put in a set of 5-spokes polished Empis
> > that are running 195/sr60 87H on the back and 195/sr60 86H on the 
> > front.
> > My problem is they stick out to far. How do I tuck them in? I need to
> > put 4 to 5 lug adapters to run them and that will add an extra 1/4 inch
> > to the depth as it is. Any suggestions?
> > Ryan
>
> First off, adapters are probably going to add more like 1/2" than 1/4" 
> but
> that's beside the point.
> What I have done in the past is switch over to early "short axles and 
> axle
> tubes in the rear. This will gain you quite a bit, and if possible find
> yourself some 5 lug drums instead of the 4 lug w/ adapters. That should 
> give
> you more than enough clearance in the back.
>
> Greg
>
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