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Re: [TR] Wire Wheels

To: Robert Rochlin <rrochlin@comcast.net>
Subject: Re: [TR] Wire Wheels
From: Don Hiscock <don.hiscock@gmail.com>
Date: Fri, 29 Mar 2024 11:21:27 -0500
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Have you talked with Hendrix Wire Wheel in Greensboro NC?  My Dunlop-style
MWS wheels have been perfect for fourteen years.
https://www.hendrixwirewheel.com/index.shtml

On Fri, Mar 29, 2024 at 11:13=E2=80=AFAM Robert Rochlin <rrochlin@comcast.n=
et>
wrote:

> I=E2=80=99d  like other peoples experience with wire wheels.   I=E2=80=99=
ve 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.
>
>          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 wheth=
er 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 catal=
og.
>
>          Quality of the wheels themselves- I don=E2=80=99t do much spirit=
ed
> driving, but I=E2=80=99ve had difficulty with the hubs of the Dayton whee=
ls I have
> wearing out to the point that there is an audible clunk when starting fro=
m
> the play in the wheel hubs. This issue is much more pronounced on the rea=
r
> drive wheels. I=E2=80=99ve also had issues with the durability of the whe=
els
> finish. This is on a car that is fair weather driver. As I=E2=80=99ve sai=
d, 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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<div dir=3D"ltr"><div class=3D"gmail_default" style=3D"font-size:small">Hav=
e you talked with Hendrix Wire Wheel in Greensboro NC?=C2=A0 My Dunlop-styl=
e MWS wheels have been perfect for fourteen years.</div><div class=3D"gmail=
_default" style=3D"font-size:small"><a href=3D"https://www.hendrixwirewheel=
.com/index.shtml">https://www.hendrixwirewheel.com/index.shtml</a><br></div=
></div><br><div class=3D"gmail_quote"><div dir=3D"ltr" class=3D"gmail_attr"=
>On Fri, Mar 29, 2024 at 11:13=E2=80=AFAM Robert Rochlin &lt;<a href=3D"mai=
lto:rrochlin@comcast.net">rrochlin@comcast.net</a>&gt; wrote:<br></div><blo=
ckquote class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left=
:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex"><div><p class=3D"MsoNormal" s=
tyle=3D"margin:0in 0in 8pt;line-height:18.4px;font-size:medium;font-family:=
Aptos,sans-serif"><span style=3D"font-size:18pt;line-height:27.6px">I=E2=80=
=99d=C2=A0=C2=A0like other peoples experience with wire wheels.=C2=A0=C2=A0=
=C2=A0I=E2=80=99ve been running wire wheels on my TR6 for about 25 years.=
=C2=A0=C2=A0I love the look of wires, but they have been no end of difficul=
ty.=C2=A0<u></u><u></u></span></p><p class=3D"MsoNormal" style=3D"margin:0i=
n 0in 8pt;line-height:18.4px;font-size:medium;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif"=
><span style=3D"font-size:18pt;line-height:27.6px">=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=
=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0Balancing- Most tire shops say they can balan=
ce wire wheels, but they can=E2=80=99t.=C2=A0=C2=A0Over time it=E2=80=99s b=
een hit and miss as to whether I can get the wheels properly balanced.=C2=
=A0=C2=A0Last 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 muc=
h cheaper than the steel set listed in the Moss catalog.<u></u><u></u></spa=
n></p><p class=3D"MsoNormal" style=3D"margin:0in 0in 8pt;line-height:18.4px=
;font-size:medium;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif"><span style=3D"font-size:18=
pt;line-height:27.6px">=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=
=A0Quality of the wheels themselves- I don=E2=80=99t do much spirited drivi=
ng, but I=E2=80=99ve had difficulty with the hubs of the Dayton wheels I ha=
ve wearing out to the point that there is an audible clunk when starting fr=
om the play in the wheel hubs. This issue is much more pronounced on the re=
ar drive wheels. I=E2=80=99ve also had issues with the durability of the wh=
eels 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 th=
em.<u></u><u></u></span></p><p class=3D"MsoNormal" style=3D"margin:0in 0in =
8pt;line-height:18.4px;font-size:medium;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif"><span=
 style=3D"font-size:18pt;line-height:27.6px">=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=
=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0At this point I need to replace at least 2 of the w=
heels.=C2=A0=C2=A0When I called Dayton they told me that, while chrome wire=
s were in stock, they only special order painted wire wheels and the proces=
s takes about 4-6 weeks. They also said that the charge for chrome wires an=
d painted wires are the same.=C2=A0=C2=A0Moss sells MWS wire wheels, which =
I=E2=80=99m guessing is a new name for the Dunlap wires they previously sol=
d.<u></u><u></u></span></p><p class=3D"MsoNormal" style=3D"margin:0in 0in 8=
pt;line-height:18.4px;font-size:medium;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif"><span =
style=3D"font-size:18pt;line-height:27.6px">=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=
=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0My 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?<u></u><u></u></span></p><p class=3D"Ms=
oNormal" style=3D"margin:0in 0in 8pt;line-height:18.4px;font-size:medium;fo=
nt-family:Aptos,sans-serif"><span style=3D"font-size:18pt;line-height:27.6p=
x">Best,<u></u><u></u></span></p><p class=3D"MsoNormal" style=3D"margin:0in=
 0in 8pt;line-height:18.4px;font-size:medium;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif">=
<span style=3D"font-size:18pt;line-height:27.6px">Bob<u></u><u></u></span><=
/p><p class=3D"MsoNormal" style=3D"margin:0in 0in 8pt;line-height:18.4px;fo=
nt-size:medium;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif"><span style=3D"font-size:18pt;=
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