Warning to anyone installing the new 8" wide group 4 front wheels!
Due to the fact that the extra 1" is added to the inside it is possible for stick on wheel weights (when centre balanced) to make contact the brake pipe. This will only happen if there are stick on weights on the inside edge of the wheel. This was the case for me so I repositioned the brake pipe out of the way so there is now lots of clearance. The pipe I am referring to is the one that joins the two half's of the calliper. This was an easy job on this car because the original steel pipes had already been replaced with copper so I has able to reposition it without having to remove it. Had it been steel I would probably remove the pipe and reshaped it on the bench or make a new one. Even if you dont have wheel weights on the inside edge I suggest you reposition the pipe anyway to make sure this can never happen.
Adding the extra 1" to the inside of the front wheel has improved the scrub radius by 1/2". This is a good thing and will help to reduce the grabbing and pulling on the steering under braking on bumpy roads. Much of this scrub radius problem is masked by the low geared steering. If the extra 1" had been added to the outside of the wheel it would steer like a 27 T bucket with a Hemi!
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