<VV> Special wheel CENTER FIT

[Ray R. (aka Grymm)]

I say let's draw on the 45-50ish years that these cars have been around and 
an only slightly lower number of years CORSA has been holding autocross 
events....  we have a ton of people here who have been to many such 
events....

Anyone EVER seen a Corvair with non-hub centric wheels shear off the 
lug-studs?  I think if this hasn't become a "known" issue in 45+ years of 
people putting such wheels on the cars (and many even racing them that way) 
then it isn't any kind of real issue.

I know I'm an oddball in the way I look at things, but I play the odds.  It 
is more dangerous to get in your car and head out on the road than it is to 
go bungie jumping, skydiving, swimming/boating in thunderstorms etc.... 
and I bet the liklihood of having 5 good lug studs break due to non 
hub-centric wheels is like to the odds of being struck by lightning... I'll 
take my chances and have my fun....  others are free to live in a "bubble".

Ray "Grymm" Rodriguez III
Lake Ariel, PA
CORSA member
66' Corsa 140/4 coupe
65' Corsa 140/4 coupe (under construction and almost done!)
63' Monza PG coupe (under construction- quickie driver build)


> I'm not saying that the aftermarket wheels aren't strong enough, I'm just
> making the point that with a non hub concentric wheel all the load is now 
> on
> the  studs/nuts and I would like to know how to determine when that load 
> is
> too  much.  The wheel manufacturers don't have much info on that
> question--disclaimers abound but finding much real information is pretty 
> difficult.
>
> Bob Hall
> Group Corvair
> Corvanatics
> CORSA
>
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