> One thing a person might consider if rebuilding wire wheels is to use
> stainless spokes. I met a guy at Healey Club party once who has a pre-war
> large MG saloon. He used all stainless spokes. He says he gets marked
> down at concours for them, but is not sorry he did it. On a daily driver,
> I would think it would be the way to go. Imagine, no rusted, frozen
> spokes. No paint or chrome to chip or peel.
The real issue with chrome spokes is that the chroming process causes
some hydrogen embrittlement of the metal, making the spokes more
likely to break. This alone makes stainless spokes worth it, in my
opinion...
-john
|