Marcos Maniacs

Hi Paul, Don and all
 Paul I came down with the flu on Saturday........from all reports I 
missed a really good show.......my 0.02c on the wheel question......
I am using 205/60/13 on my car that is what it had on it when I 
bought it ,I just bought new tyres as the others were race tyres
The rim has a 3" backspace ,that is its  measured from the mounting 
face of the rim to the outer bead of the rim .I have no suspension 
interference even with the wider tyre .......with a taller rim you 
may be able to go further inboard(more backspace) because you might 
be above the upper balljoint with the inside of the rim. Check 
carefully with full suspension travel.........remove the shock and 
cycle the suspension up and down to check clearances .
  As for rims I looked high and low for a particular style wuth the 
correct backspace and bolt circle for another car and eventually went 
to a modular rim........the backspacing and widths can be custom 
tailored to youR needs ........a bit more money but worth it I think
     Cheers Dave#5577 








--- In MarcosManiacs@yahoogroups.com, pauldransfield@i... wrote:
> Hi Don,
> 
> I'd like some input too. I've decided to go to a larger wheel 
myself and
> know that a 14" is doable but would like to go up to 15" as well if
> possible. The only problem I can envision is the wider wheel 
fouling during
> full steering lock. I've been putting it off for months because I 
can't
> decide what wheel design I want. Did you come up with anything 
interesting
> with four bolt holes?
> 
> Dave Barton, did you make it to Ancaster last Sunday? It was so 
busy, it was
> hard finding anybody but I didn't see any TVRs there.
> 
> Mike Denham, thanks for the T-shirt. It arrived yesterday.
> 
> Regards,
> 
> Paul Dransfield
> 3 litre Volvo
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Don Lattimer [mailto:donlattimer@p...]
> Sent: April 24, 2003 12:21 PM
> To: MarcosManiacs@yahoogroups.com
> Subject: [MarcosManiacs] 15" wheels
> 
> 
> Hi all,
> 
> Has anyone put 15" wheels/tires on their pre-1972 Marcos??  I 
currently have
> the original 13" wheels with 195/70HR13 tires.  I wondering if 15" 
wheels
> with 225/50HR15 tires would have enough clearance.  225/50HR15 
tires have
> the same circumference as my current tires so ride-height would 
remain the
> same.  Pretty sure 15s' would fit in the rear wheel wells but I'm 
concerned
> about the front steering clearance.
> 
> Any help??
> 
> Don Lattimer
> #3m5759
> 
> 
> 
> 
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