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My experience has been mostly good. I bought Dunlap chrome with =
stainless steel spoke wire wheels 24 years ago. Other than keeping them =
clean, the only issue I have had is getting tires mounted. Very few =
shops want to deal with mounting tires on wire wheels, something about =
the newer machines putting too much pressure on the rims.
=20
Bob
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From: Triumphs [mailto:triumphs-bounces@autox.team.net] On Behalf Of =
Robert Rochlin
Sent: Friday, March 29, 2024 8:47 AM
To: 6pack@autox.team.net; Triumphs
Subject: [TR] Wire Wheels
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I=E2=80=99d like other peoples experience with wire wheels. =
I=E2=80=99ve been running wire wheels on my TR6 for about 25 years. I =
love the look of wires, but they have been no end of difficulty.=20
Balancing- Most tire shops say they can balance wire wheels, =
but they can=E2=80=99t. Over time it=E2=80=99s been hit and miss as to =
whether I can get the wheels properly balanced. Last year I got =
balancing cones form Moss that largely eliminated that issue. The resin =
cones I got were not in the Moss catalog and were much cheaper than the =
steel set listed in the Moss catalog.
Quality of the wheels themselves- I don=E2=80=99t do much =
spirited driving, but I=E2=80=99ve had difficulty with the hubs of the =
Dayton wheels I have wearing out to the point that there is an audible =
clunk when starting from the play in the wheel hubs. This issue is much =
more pronounced on the rear drive wheels. I=E2=80=99ve also had issues =
with the durability of the wheels finish. This is on a car that is fair =
weather driver. As I=E2=80=99ve said, these wheels are about 25 years =
old and have about 40,000 miles on them.
At this point I need to replace at least 2 of the wheels. When =
I called Dayton they told me that, while chrome wires were in stock, =
they only special order painted wire wheels and the process takes about =
4-6 weeks. They also said that the charge for chrome wires and painted =
wires are the same. Moss sells MWS wire wheels, which I=E2=80=99m =
guessing is a new name for the Dunlap wires they previously sold.
My questions are, are others having the same issue with their =
wire wheels, and are folks using the MWS wheels from Moss having =
better(good) luck with their wires?
Best,
Bob
=E2=80=9972 TR6
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D'>My experience has been mostly good. I bought Dunlap chrome with =
stainless steel spoke wire wheels 24 years ago. Other than keeping them =
clean, the only issue I have had is getting tires mounted. Very few =
shops want to deal with mounting tires on wire wheels, something about =
the newer machines putting too much pressure on the =
rims.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=3DMsoNormal><span =
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</b><span style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'> =
Triumphs [mailto:triumphs-bounces@autox.team.net] <b>On Behalf Of =
</b>Robert Rochlin<br><b>Sent:</b> Friday, March 29, 2024 8:47 =
AM<br><b>To:</b> 6pack@autox.team.net; Triumphs<br><b>Subject:</b> [TR] =
Wire Wheels<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><p =
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style=3D'margin-bottom:8.0pt;mso-line-height-alt:9.2pt'><span =
style=3D'font-size:18.0pt;font-family:Aptos'>I=E2=80=99d like =
other peoples experience with wire wheels. I=E2=80=99ve =
been running wire wheels on my TR6 for about 25 years. I love =
the look of wires, but they have been no end of =
difficulty. </span><span =
style=3D'font-size:13.5pt;font-family:Aptos'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p =
class=3DMsoNormal =
style=3D'margin-bottom:8.0pt;mso-line-height-alt:9.2pt'><span =
style=3D'font-size:18.0pt;font-family:Aptos'> &nbs=
p; Balancing- Most tire shops say they can =
balance wire wheels, but they can=E2=80=99t. Over time =
it=E2=80=99s been hit and miss as to whether I can get the wheels =
properly balanced. Last year I got balancing cones form Moss =
that largely eliminated that issue. The resin cones I got were not in =
the Moss catalog and were much cheaper than the steel set listed in the =
Moss catalog.</span><span =
style=3D'font-size:13.5pt;font-family:Aptos'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p =
class=3DMsoNormal =
style=3D'margin-bottom:8.0pt;mso-line-height-alt:9.2pt'><span =
style=3D'font-size:18.0pt;font-family:Aptos'> &nbs=
p; Quality of the wheels themselves- I =
don=E2=80=99t do much spirited driving, but I=E2=80=99ve had difficulty =
with the hubs of the Dayton wheels I have wearing out to the point that =
there is an audible clunk when starting from the play in the wheel hubs. =
This issue is much more pronounced on the rear drive wheels. =
I=E2=80=99ve also had issues with the durability of the wheels finish. =
This is on a car that is fair weather driver. As I=E2=80=99ve said, =
these wheels are about 25 years old and have about 40,000 miles on =
them.</span><span =
style=3D'font-size:13.5pt;font-family:Aptos'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p =
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p; At this point I need to replace at least 2 of =
the wheels. When I called Dayton they told me that, while =
chrome wires were in stock, they only special order painted wire wheels =
and the process takes about 4-6 weeks. They also said that the charge =
for chrome wires and painted wires are the same. Moss sells =
MWS wire wheels, which I=E2=80=99m guessing is a new name for the Dunlap =
wires they previously sold.</span><span =
style=3D'font-size:13.5pt;font-family:Aptos'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p =
class=3DMsoNormal =
style=3D'margin-bottom:8.0pt;mso-line-height-alt:9.2pt'><span =
style=3D'font-size:18.0pt;font-family:Aptos'> &nbs=
p; My questions are, are others having the same =
issue with their wire wheels, and are folks using the MWS wheels from =
Moss having better(good) luck with their wires?</span><span =
style=3D'font-size:13.5pt;font-family:Aptos'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p =
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