re:
> You must drive pretty hard for them to need tuning or have some really
> rough roads.
5-6,000 miles/year on all kinds of roads all over the western US and Canada
in all kinds of weather (just drove ~600 miles in one day from Death Valley to
San Jose ... 12+ hours). Even went to Mexico once ... have grainy picture
of Federales armed with machine guns posing by my Healey after having been
stopped and searched (probably won't go back there ;).
My Daytons are probably 18 years old and have needed tuning a couple of times.
FWIW, I've done ALL the balancing: drive shaft, brake drums, wheels, etc.
and have found that wheel truing has the greatest effect on scuttle shake.
bs
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Bob Spidell San Jose, CA bspidell@pacbell.net
'67 Austin-Healey 3000 '56 Austin-Healey 100M
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----- Original Message -----
From: "Dave & Marlene" <rusd@velocitus.net>
To: "Bob Spidell" <bspidell@pacbell.net>
Cc: "Robert Poague" <rapoague@gte.net>; <healeys@autox.team.net>
Sent: Wednesday, April 14, 2004 11:45 AM
Subject: Re: wire wheels -- how many spokes?
> Bob,
>
> Only reason I can think of is that stainless on stainless tends to gall
> & seize easily, even when lubed with anti seize compound..
>
> You must drive pretty hard for them to need tuning or have some really
> rough roads. The tune on my new Daytons has not changed in two years of
> driving. I had some stock 48 spoke Dunlops that did not change tune
> appreciably in ten years & 40,000 miles. I don't even own a spoke wrench.
>
> I personally think that some folks are overly concerned about spoke
> tuning & fiddle too much. My opinion only. Not saying you are wrong,
> just different experiences. The 60 spoke wheels have two distinctly
> different ping sounds due to the different lengths & cross one - cross
> two lacing arrangement.
>
> Bob Spidell wrote:
> > Just got back from 1,419 mile trip with my son to Death Valley ;)
> >
> > Anyway, my only peeve with my otherwise satisfactory Daytons is
> > the chrome nipples. These tend to round off and distort with tuning ... why
> > they don't use stainless nipples ($$$???) is beyond me (they're available
>... I've
> > a few on my wheels).
>
> > bs
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