Mark:
I never used factory disc wheels; originally I bought some very expensive mag
wheels from GB (not Minilites) that were resoundingly ugly; I relegated them
to the rain tires and got American aluminums as they became available. When
I had a wreck with the MGA at IRP-- its last race with me driving-- I was
hit by a Mini and it tore the center out of the wheel.
I saw a few fellows with welded up steel wheels on their MGAs but never tried
them. In SCCA production racing you could run with as wide a wheel/tire
combo as you could get under the original fender; the factory stock wheels
were narrower and had less offset then the aftermarket ones I bought.
Because of their ridigity they probably transmitted more shock load to the
suspension, but as I recall they were lighter than wire wheels and thus less
unsprung weight. I think about this time (1970) the SCCA outlawed wire
wheels, making the issue moot ....
Tom Butters
Greens Fork Group
Creative Communications
5392 Gilmer Road
Greens Fork IN 47345
765.886.5098 FAX 765.886.4068
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