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General => IHADAV8 Playground => Topic started by: Steve Wood on March 28 2014, 11:25:31 PM

Title: Wheel
Post by: Steve Wood on March 28 2014, 11:25:31 PM

Damn, that looks a bit wide

Title: Re: Wheel
Post by: SuperSix on March 29 2014, 09:43:06 AM

I assume you have a hammer, yes?

Title: Re: Wheel
Post by: Steve Wood on March 29 2014, 10:06:14 AM

may take more than a five pound hammer

Title: Re: Wheel
Post by: SuperSix on March 29 2014, 12:50:38 PM

Sounds like an excuse to get a bigger hammer.

Title: Re: Wheel
Post by: Steve Wood on March 29 2014, 04:02:20 PM

I could use a long handled 8# hammer....and someone that could swing it a lot

Title: Re: Wheel
Post by: Grumpy on March 29 2014, 04:29:14 PM

Don't be afraid  :rock:

Title: Re: Wheel
Post by: Steve Wood on March 29 2014, 07:47:31 PM

afraid...afrai d is what I get After I ruin something!  In theory, this should fit, barely...

Title: Re: Wheel
Post by: tb3 on March 29 2014, 08:18:06 PM

put a tire on it first  :sw:

Title: Re: Wheel
Post by: Steve Wood on March 29 2014, 10:23:35 PM

I prefer to mount the tire after the wheel is on the car-saves a lot of time when you have a flat if you don't have to get the lug wrench out

Title: Re: Wheel
Post by: Grumpy on March 30 2014, 10:36:12 AM

Quote from: Steve Wood on March 29 2014, 10:23:35 PM

I prefer to mount the tire after the wheel is on the car-saves a lot of time when you have a flat if you don't have to get the lug wrench out

thats understandable  :rock:

Title: Re: Wheel
Post by: Charlief1 on March 30 2014, 10:38:56 PM

I'm thinking SCCA flares would work wonders here. :rock:

Title: Re: Wheel
Post by: Steve Wood on March 31 2014, 12:21:58 AM

not in my budget...:D

Title: Re: Wheel
Post by: motorhead on March 31 2014, 05:08:57 PM

Not nearly wide enough, IMO.

Title: Re: Wheel
Post by: Steve Wood on March 31 2014, 05:47:23 PM

17x9.    I just noticed that it has more clearance on this side than it does on the drivers

Steve

Title: Re: Wheel
Post by: daveismissing on March 31 2014, 07:47:43 PM

Period correct> shackles and wheel spacers :)

Title: Re: Wheel
Post by: Steve Wood on March 31 2014, 07:54:57 PM

Nope.... Hotchkiss suspension which lowers the car. Had air shocks on it when I started, tho

Steve