[DeTomaso] Profiles article
Bill Lewis
lotus0005 at hotmail.com
Tue May 18 22:05:59 EDT 2010
I just read the looooong article by Mike. I kept turning pages, hoping that the end had not been reached. Great article. Great read. And, good for you, too!! ---Bill Lewis
> From: MikeLDrew at aol.com
> Date: Tue, 18 May 2010 22:00:46 -0400
> To: steveblum2 at msn.com; jderyke at aol.com; ehpantera at yahoo.com
> CC: detomaso at realbig.com
> Subject: Re: [DeTomaso] Tires for track days
>
>
> In a message dated 5/18/10 11 52 48, steveblum2 at msn.com writes:
>
>
> > Any suggestions on how to stop the rubbing or should I just put in a stop
> > on the turning radius?
> >
>
> You just need to tighten up the nut behind the wheel. :>)
>
> Seriously, it's no big deal that the inside edge of the tire rubs the
> inside of the fenderwell at full lock; it only happens at low speeds anyway.
> You can either train yourself to not turn the wheel quite so far, or accept
> the situation as being insignificant.
>
> Having said that, if you have an early car without rolled fenderwells, then
> at full lock, with larger-than-stock tires, it's quite easy for the tire to
> reach up and grab the fender lip and peel it inside out when turning into
> driveway etc. so be on the lookout for that.
>
> Mike
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