In preperation for the day when I will own another TR3, I've
been wondering about the same thing. Is it possible to
place a 1/4" thick spacer between the brake drum and the wire
wheel adapter? It's been too long since I've owned a Triumph
to remember is they have a locating boss on the axel but if
they do it wouldn't be too hard to make, or have made, a spacer
with a counter bore on one side and a spud on the other which
would keep the adapter centered with the axel. Is there enough
fender to tire clearance for this to work?
Drew
On Jun 3, 12:41pm, Jack I. Brooks wrote:
> Subject: Wire to disk wheel switching
> Has anyone found a way to easily switch back and forth between wire wheel
> adapter splines and disk wheels?
>
> I have 48 spoke wires, on my TR3A, which I will not use for autocross (too
> weak.) Yet, I really don't want to go back to disc wheels or mags, like
> minilites, on a daily basis. I really like the look of the wire wheels. I
> would like to be able to run occasional autocrosses for fun, so a seperate
> set of ordinary steel wheels would be fine.
>
> I know that TRF, Moss & Vicky Brit, now carry a splined, minilite type
> wheel, but they are about $300 each ($275 ea. from BPC). NFW, not even
> close. I can't even afford to think about those wheels (+ tires.)
>
> Two possible solutions:
>
> 1. I have heard about shouldered lug nuts, which would engage the full
> length of the shortened stud. Does anyone have any knowledge of these and a
> source?
>
> 2. I have seen flanges similiar to the flange on the splined hub, but with
> additional bolts for the wheel lugs instead of the spline. Whitney has them
> for VW's; do these exist for TR's?
>
> Or the easy way. Does anybody have a set of those, really nice, splined
> minilites that are just taking up too much room in their garage. I could
> help out by taking them off your hands. Heck, I'll even come pick them up
> or pay the freight! :-)
>
> Thanks in advance, from a frustrated former autocrosser who wants to have
> his cake and eat it too.
>
> Jack Brooks
> 1960 TR3A
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Drew Rogge
drew@pixar.com
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