Tadek -
50 year old 48 spoked wheels should be ok if you are just using it for
casual driving. More often that not, both the hub spline and the wire wheel
splines are worn meaning that at some point the hub will spin in the wheel
stripping both the hub and wheel splines - usually on the rear wheels.
It's not all that dangerous per se... if you know what you are doing, but
when it goes you will probably need to be towed home. Also, if spokes start
breaking, that's usually a sign the wheels are too old.
My view is, if you are restoring your car, I would spend the money on new
hubs, wheels and tires - doing this means you will never have a problem as
long as you live, and you'll never have to worry about a loose wheel that
might unwind a knock off.
Both my BN1 and BJ8 have had the front and rear hubs replaced, as well as
the wire wheels. I have no desire to take chances. Hubs and wheels should
always be replaced new as a matched set.
Alan
'52 A90
'53 BN1
'64 BJ8
On Tue, May 19, 2009 at 1:50 PM, Tadeusz Malkiewicz
<tadeusz.malkiewicz@plusnet.pl> wrote:
> Alan, Mark,
>
> Many thanks for all advice..
>
> There is also Borrani I guess in Italy :-)
>
>
> One more question that might sound stupid - what is the reason for buying
> new wheels and dumping the old ones? Are the 50 year old wheels that
> unsafe?...
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