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Beware getting wire wheel work done by a local tire shop. I did that
with my w/w '72 and they really screwed them up. Most places don't have
the equipment or the experience to properly mount or balance w/w's. Mine
ended up with a terrible imbalance because the shop couldn't support the
hub and keep the rim concentric with it. Therefore the hub and the rim
were on different center lines. VERY noticeable on the road. And not
repairable unless you can find someone who knows how to tune and tighten
w/w's. Those guys are getting hard to find, at least in the Atlanta area.
Also be wary of a service like K&T Automotive in Allentown, PA
advertises. They call it tire truing. All they do is shave the tire to
make it balance. So your wheel could be grossly out of whack and they
shave the tire to make it balance. Not good.
Many people recommend you have your w/w work done at a motorcycle shop.
I have not tried that but it makes sense if you can find one and verify
that they can and will do what you want.
I had to convert my w/w '72 Midget to disc wheels (actually, I used the
Minilite replicas that I had as rain tires on my '67 Midget vintage race
car). That's a fairly straight forward job but did take lots of time.
The Sebring Sprite replica I bough last year has the bolt-on w/w
conversion as well as brand new tires, so I hope I don't need any w/w
work for a while.
If you tell us where you are located, some of us might be able to invite
you to a vintage race to see what goes on. I've been hooked and racing
my '67 for 25 years.
Bob Spruck
Sharpsburg, GA
On 4/11/2016 9:43 PM, Diane Elliman via Spridgets wrote:
>
> Well, I thought I would try and start my Midget tonight. It has been
> in winter hibernation for at least 6 months in my garage. I am soooo
> excited and happy to say she started just fine. I really had no real
> trouble starting her. The battery was strong. I took your advice last
> Fall and put some of that Stabil stuff in the gas tank. I guess it
> really worked good!!! Thank you all for such good advice! So now I
> plan on taking her on Friday to get the new tires and tubes put on.
> They have been in my garage all winter too! No school Friday, so I
> have time to get it done, in-between grading papers. It is supposed to
> be close to 70 degrees this weekend too, so I can take her out for a
> ride. Maybe even venture all the way to the swap meet in her. (45 min.
> drive!) LOL. I just got my Midget last October, and have not really
> taken her anywhere, just around here a little. I am so looking forward
> to getting some things done to her and repainted. I also want to come
> and see some of you race those little Spridgets!
>
> Life is good!
>
> diane
>
>
>
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<font size="+1"><font face="Arial">Beware getting wire wheel work
done by a local tire shop. I did that with my w/w '72 and they
really screwed them up. Most places don't have the equipment or
the experience to properly mount or balance w/w's. Mine ended up
with a terrible imbalance because the shop couldn't support the
hub and keep the rim concentric with it. Therefore the hub and
the rim were on different center lines. VERY noticeable on the
road. And not repairable unless you can find someone who knows
how to tune and tighten w/w's. Those guys are getting hard to
find, at least in the Atlanta area. <br>
<br>
Also be wary of a service like K&T Automotive in Allentown,
PA advertises. They call it tire truing. All they do is shave
the tire to make it balance. So your wheel could be grossly out
of whack and they shave the tire to make it balance. Not good.<br>
<br>
Many people recommend you have your w/w work done at a
motorcycle shop. I have not tried that but it makes sense if you
can find one and verify that they can and will do what you want.<br>
<br>
I had to convert my w/w '72 Midget to disc wheels (actually, I
used the Minilite replicas that I had as rain tires on my '67
Midget vintage race car). That's a fairly straight forward job
but did take lots of time.<br>
<br>
The Sebring Sprite replica I bough last year has the bolt-on w/w
conversion as well as brand new tires, so I hope I don't need
any w/w work for a while.<br>
<br>
If you tell us where you are located, some of us might be able
to invite you to a vintage race to see what goes on. I've been
hooked and racing my '67 for 25 years.<br>
<br>
Bob Spruck<br>
Sharpsburg, GA<br>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Well, I thought I would try and start my
Midget tonight. It has been in winter hibernation for at least
6 months in my garage. I am soooo excited and happy to say
she started just fine. I really had no real trouble starting
her. The battery was strong. I took your advice last Fall and
put some of that Stabil stuff in the gas tank. I guess it
really worked good!!! Thank you all for such good advice! So
now I plan on taking her on Friday to get the new tires and
tubes put on. They have been in my garage all winter too! No
school Friday, so I have time to get it done, in-between
grading papers. It is supposed to be close to 70 degrees this
weekend too, so I can take her out for a ride. Maybe even
venture all the way to the swap meet in her. (45 min. drive!)
LOL. I just got my Midget last October, and have not really
taken her anywhere, just around here a little. I am so looking
forward to getting some things done to her and repainted. I
also want to come and see some of you race those little
Spridgets!<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Life is good!<o:p></o:p></p>
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