terry,
by backspaced you are meaning the distance from the front
surface of the wheel to the mounting surface?
thanks
andrew
From: "Terry Rudd" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
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Date sent: Tue, 19 Sep 2000 02:00:54 +1000
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Subject: RE: 15" Wheels
> Finally someone else on the list agrees with me why if you want your 1600 to
> handle half decently, the last wheels you should use are the TRX 15x5.5"
> mags. The best wheel for handling on a 1600 are around 100mm - 115mm
> backspaced, just like Nissan designed the suspension geometry to use in the
> first place, they even got it pretty right too in the '60's.
>
> terry
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of Errol Smith
> Sent: Monday, 18 September 2000 6:52 PM
> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Subject: Re: 15" Wheels
>
>
> Malcom,
> I had the same problem but it turned out to be the rim offset resulting in
> excessive scrub radius, not the rim diameter. If you take a line from the
> strut pivot point through the ball joint and project the line to the road
> surface that is where the tyre centre should be in contact with the road (
> 0 scrub radius). The Bluebird (910) uses negative scrub radius (tyre centre
> inside the contact line).
> Cheers
> Feral Errol
>
> ----------
> From: MALDAT <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Subject: Re: 15" Wheels
> Date: Monday, September 18, 2000 4:06
>
> Before buying some try them .
> Most people I have talked to with 1600 with 15",16" hate them,ride is
> too hard,and at speed they wander.
> But that my also be their setup,each is different
>
> Malcolm
>
> "Tavenor, Andrew" wrote:
> >
> > Guys,
> >
> > I am after a set of 15" wheels for a 1600.. maybe 15x7's or the like..
> > second-hand is OK. Melbourne area.. if anyone has anything or knows
> anyone?
> >
> > Cheers,
> > Andrew
> >
>
>
>
>
>
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