Project 2.

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Re: Project 2.

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Brett027 wrote: Fri Mar 07, 2025 6:57 am Hi Stephen.
6 inch wheel width and 13 inch diameter. Tyres are 185 80 13's. No idea what the offset is, but it works😀
I have tubes in mine as they all leaked air too.
Great, thanks Brett. I like the combo set up, provides a good stance. I think the tube/S will be my fall back option.
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Re: Project 2.

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Stephen, it's got 2inch shortened but thicker steel front coils, back is original 6 leaf and probably a bit flat after all these years. The 80 profile gives it pretty close to the original crossply diameter. Handles very true on the road, not skittish in potholes and not the slightest bit unpredictable. Big fat sway bar up front might be helping that too. I will never drive hard enough so I need more grip than 185s can deliver.
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Thanks Brett, Having 2” shorter springs I would have thought the nose would have been much lower compared to the back. Either way it’s sits well. :thumbsup:
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Hi Stephen, I don't pretend to know about these things, but wonder if beefier coils don't compress as much as standards, so you pick up a bit. Maybe HR fronts sit diffently to standard too. Who knows? It does the job well, luckily.😃
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Brett027 wrote: Sun Mar 09, 2025 9:33 am Hi Stephen, I don't pretend to know about these things, but wonder if beefier coils don't compress as much as standards, so you pick up a bit. Maybe HR fronts sit diffently to standard too. Who knows? It does the job well, luckily.😃

A good outcome all round👍
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