[T3] Nose too high.

John Jaranson john at carartbyjohn.com
Mon Jun 24 18:08:16 PDT 2019


> On Jun 20, 2019, at 5:27 PM, Jim Adney <jadney at vwtype3.org> wrote:
> 
> On 20 Jun 2019 at 10:55, David wrote:
> 
>> They also say there are slight differences in actual tire sizes per
>> manufacturer. I've always felt the Federal tires appear somewhat shorter than
>> what I took off.
> 
> That's another good point. It's quite likely that John's drawings 
> were done on bias ply tires, which don't squish as much on the 
> bottom. So, John, can you get a number for the height to the wheel 
> centers, so we can account for differences there.


From the blueprint I have, the wheel center is 12.7” from the ground.  It does show a bit of flattening of the tire on the ground.

Later,
John Jaranson
www.carartbyjohn.com
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