Re: Shelby tire rub

From: Tom Byrne (kerib@ptd.net)
Date: Sun Mar 30 2003 - 17:28:17 EST


NO they have made spacers that fit these cars even before these cars were
made. The 5 x 100mm Mopar fwd wheels are the same as A Body (Dart Duster and
early Barracuda) 5x 4 inch wheels. In fact on my Neon I run Chrysler Rallye
wheels from a 68 Cuda.
Tom Byrne
84 Charger 2.2 FSP.
89 Shelby Dakota.
99 Neon DOHC Coupe DSP.
The inherent vice of capitalism is the unequal sharing of blessings; the
inherent vice of socialism is the equal sharing of miseries.
Winston Churchill

----- Original Message -----
From: "Patrick and Kelly Engram" <patrickandkelly@erols.com>
To: "DML" <dml@dakota-truck.net>
Sent: Sunday, March 30, 2003 5:19 PM
Subject: DML: Shelby tire rub

>
> >
> >
> >You could have fixed the rubbing problem with spacers (Shelby's had
longer
> >studs for this expressed purpose) or a wheel with less positive offset.
It
> >is an easy fix.
> >
> Aint it funny how the hardest problems have the easiest fixes! No one
> ever mentioned that to me back in the early 90's, maybe the spacers were
> made after I sold it. I did think of "massaging" the side cover on the
> trans, though!
> Patrick
>
>



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