Any idea what that would equate to in a 15" tire?
it is a 28" tall (diameter) tire with 12.5" of sectional width thread.Any idea what that would equate to in a 15" tire?
I keep multiple bottles of Hydrogen Peroxide around the shop as the immediate first response for any cuts, and later after a thorough area washing and later if any infection starts besides other dressings appropriate for the wound.Preaching to the choir here as I know you already know. Cut off wheel slashes always and I mean always get infected I don’t care how well you take care of it! Ask me how i know! Keep it clean and keep it protected and medicated. All you can do is keep the infection minimal. I think the abrasive nature just impregnates the soft tissue with the debris from wheel and material. Hope you are well good Sir!
I keep multiple bottles of Hydrogen Peroxide around the shop as the immediate first response for any cuts, and later after a thorough area washing and later if any infection starts besides other dressings appropriate for the wound.
My budgets do not allow for personal use of blue masking tape, it must be nice.really??..... Usually we just rub some dirt on em and if they continues to bleed, make a few good laps around the wound with 2" wide (blue) masking tape, sicky side out so it doesn't later pull off any scabs.
Ok that helps. Thanks!it is a 28" tall (diameter) tire with 12.5" of sectional width thread.
nice build and great work denny , but why a round tube sub frame connectors ? wouldn't square or rectangle tubing be stronger ?
Side bar, I own and operate a Firearms training center, as such I always stress to our students the importance of asking why. in this way, hopefully forcing them to think and validate why they do something vs just blindly following like a sheep. @HemiDenny answer drives home the equally important aspect of constantly reminding our instructors to be prepared to answer the”Why” question. Thanks Denny for taking the time to answer the question and providing just a great response. We have all watched you over the-years take beating after beating on this or that, I love the fact this thread has not dissolved onto that. Great work guy! And yes your front end is still intact on our race car in spite of my valiant efforts to tear it up!square or rectangle tubing would have more to offer if you are trying to bend it in half..... but that is not what I feel is the function of the connectors. I am looking to control / stop torsional twist.
round tubing allows welding the top portion of the tube to the chassis which gets difficult to do with a flat piece close to the floor.
I used 2 x 3 rectangular on my silver Duster, US Car and Tool connectors (not a fan) on a customers Hemi Dart, then I noticed the 1-5/8" chromoly tubing on the Butch Leal Modified Hemi Duster with hundreds of high rev / HP launches with sticky big slicks and the body remains perfect. So I replicated it on his street Duster and two current projects, this Dart and a Hellcat Road Runner.
Butch's street Duster pictured.
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good eye...on this one, the 1-5/8 did get a slight bed on each side...as I remember, it was two-fold, floor clearance and to make it possible to tigg the very upper areasAre my eyes deceiving me or is there a slight bend in that tube? I tacked in one side of my 2x3 frame connectors but I have 10' of 1-5/8 .120 that I was thinking of using instead.
Side bar, I own and operate a Firearms training center, as such I always stress to our students the importance of asking why. in this way, hopefully forcing them to think and validate why they do something vs just blindly following like a sheep. @HemiDenny answer drives home the equally important aspect of constantly reminding our instructors to be prepared to answer the”Why” question. Thanks Denny for taking the time to answer the question and providing just a great response. We have all watched you over the-years take beating after beating on this or that, I love the fact this thread has not dissolved onto that. Great work guy! And yes your front end is still intact on our race car in spite of my valiant efforts to tear it up!