John Walker wrote:
>
> (trying desperately not to be rude but...)
> What exactly are you doing that you are breaking spokes on your chrome
> wheels every year???
> My car has the original factory painted wires, I drive the car fairly
> aggressively
> and I have never broken a wire. (Knock on wood).
>
> If I bought new chrome wire wheels, barring an accident, I would expect
> them to last
> pretty much forever.
>
> What am I missing??
Must concur; I raced a season and a half at Mosport on old painted wire
wheels in 1964 & 65 (MGA 1600) and never broke a spoke. I replaced about
five before the first season started and also "tuned" them up.
http://www.geocities.com/MotorCity/6437/racing.html
-Rock
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