John, I would be weary of using spacers on the front as this would put the center of the tire out further from the pivot point of the upright. Not only would this increase steering effort, but would put a serious overload on the front wheel bearings. If you want to increase your front track width, have some new a-arms made.
Richard ----- Original Message ----- From: "John Vriesinga" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Monday, October 16, 2006 6:17 AM Subject: Re: [F500] Max Vehicle width > > Are you getting those wimpy measurements by measuring at the bare hub > > surface? You need to measure at the outside of the wheel/tire assembly > > while mounted on the car. > > I got those wimpy measurements going from the outside of one tire to the > outside of the other. It has been suggested that I can improve overall grip > by widening the car. I think I can get to 50 on the front with a spacer and > I've got some room to move the back wheels out, but I'll probably need to > get a longer axle to get the rears out past 50 inches. > > JV > list! *** ________________________________ FormulaCar Magazine - A Proud Supporter of Formula 500 The Official Publication of Junior Formula Car Racing Subscribe Today! www.formulacarmag.com or 519-624-2003 _________________________________ _______________________________________________ F500 mailing list - [email protected] To unsubscribe or change options please visit: http://f500.org/mailman/listinfo/f500 *** Please, DO NOT send unsubscribe requests to the mailing list! ***
