Thanks for the clarification, Bob. That must be how they solved the hydrogen
embrittlement problem way back when.....
Lawrie
----- Original Message -----
From: "Bob Grunau" <grunau.garage@sympatico.ca>
To: "Lawrie Alexander" <Lawrie@britcars.com>; <mg-t@autox.team.net>
Sent: Monday, March 14, 2005 10:33 AM
Subject: RE: Wire wheel conversion
> Hi Lawrie,
> Dunlop wire wheels also use stainless steel spokes ( which are then
> chromed ) on their chromed wire wheels.
> Bob Grunau
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-mg-t@autox.team.net [mailto:owner-mg-t@autox.team.net]On
> Behalf Of Lawrie Alexander
> Sent: Monday, March 14, 2005 12:44 PM
> To: mg-t@autox.team.net
> Subject: Re: Wire wheel conversion
>
>
> Why is the Moss conversion so much more expensive? This may be a case of
the
> fine print being meaningful! The Moss kit includes new brake drums, new
> hubs, five new knock-offs, an adapter for the spare wheel mount, and all
> necessary hardware - as well as five new chrome wire wheels. My
recollection
> is that the British Wire Wheel kit is just five new chrome wire
wheels......
>
> As for the lister's comment that Moss wheels are prone to breaking spokes,
> this may have been true many years ago but I have installed many sets in
the
> last twenty or so years and have never had a customer report broken
spokes.
> It is true that chromed spokes can suffer hydrogen embrittlement which
makes
> them more prone to breakage but my understanding is that the manufacturer
> addressed this problem a long time ago. That said, it is also true that
BWW
> wheels (made in the USA by Dayton) do have stainless steel spokes which do
> not suffer this problem.
>
> Lawrie
> British Sportscar Center
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