Don,
Great job bird-dogging that 280 info. Makes me feel better because as you reference, it's closer to our limits than I thought.
What's of particular interest to me and as I've noted with my tire/wheel, the wheels we have retail access to are not wide enough. I've already mounted my second 280 and put the wheel back on so I'll wait til I queer this one and then for sure do something about widening the wheel.
Marv and I have discussed this and I believe his new batch of 18's will be an inch or so wider than what he's been selling. I suspect you're also right on in regards to the 300 Avon needing even more wheel width.
I'll mention here that the factory and Nesco are probably cringing at the prospect of our running that amount of rubber. They have told me in the past and I believe they still maintain that wheel slippage is the relief/safety valve for our 2 speed tranny.
Kinda like when your folks told you to be in by midnite and you showed up the next morning. I'll be running as much rubber as I can get underneath the rear fender and just have to fix the tranny. Can't wait to see that 300 Avon.
Elliot 8)
Great job bird-dogging that 280 info. Makes me feel better because as you reference, it's closer to our limits than I thought.
What's of particular interest to me and as I've noted with my tire/wheel, the wheels we have retail access to are not wide enough. I've already mounted my second 280 and put the wheel back on so I'll wait til I queer this one and then for sure do something about widening the wheel.
Marv and I have discussed this and I believe his new batch of 18's will be an inch or so wider than what he's been selling. I suspect you're also right on in regards to the 300 Avon needing even more wheel width.
I'll mention here that the factory and Nesco are probably cringing at the prospect of our running that amount of rubber. They have told me in the past and I believe they still maintain that wheel slippage is the relief/safety valve for our 2 speed tranny.
Kinda like when your folks told you to be in by midnite and you showed up the next morning. I'll be running as much rubber as I can get underneath the rear fender and just have to fix the tranny. Can't wait to see that 300 Avon.
Elliot 8)