Yes, but without the extension piece.
"You can lead a horse to water, but a pencil must be lead"
Stan Laurel
Correct and I do understand the logic behind it.
Way back in 1988 or so coffin spoke wheels weren't available so without those around to dictate the geometry then Mr Greenwood opted for a wheel offset which reduced the kingpin offset to a more sensible level.
As many will know chassis design/stiffness and suspension geometry were more of a priority for Litton than out and out replication was.
Employing this increased wheel offset also then meant that the suspension could be mounted further out and a much wider footwell could be built into the car.
Fast forward into the late '90's or 00's and the club group buy for coffin spoke wheels changed the game slightly.
Hawk owners could then fit the coffin spokes and make their cars look much more authentic where the Corse owners were left behind a little and didn't have the option for a more authentic looking wheel.
Last edited by Strat Fan; 24-05-2021 at 14:28.
"You can lead a horse to water, but a pencil must be lead"
Stan Laurel
That's interesting. I always thought the look of the wheels on Littons kind of ruined the effect...the wrong style - they always looked too modern - and no inset to talk of. And yes, Steve was more about performance and maximising the chassis stiffness than making a perfect replica, which he'd need to do with Litton's rallying exploits.
Exactly. Looks great - apart from the modern wheels! (with no inset!)
What wheel rim width was that based on an 8"? - I would have to look at mine to double check but from memory they are 17 x 8 ET 40 and the rears are 17 x8 ET 20 sitting on 25mm spacers ( -5) -
I think the LB square arch is wider than the Hawk round arch that was on the chassis as I have it mind I calculated that I could get away with 10" ET Zero at the rear will have to revisit it again soon but I do like the look of the flat spoke rears
Last edited by Strat Fan; 24-05-2021 at 22:49.
"You can lead a horse to water, but a pencil must be lead"
Stan Laurel
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