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Forgot to mention, they are free...no cost.. out of my shed..

On 4/1/2024 10:22 AM, David P wrote:
>
> FWIW. I have a set of usable chrome wires for a TR6. One needs a 
> little lateral truing. One must collect them here.. Royal PITA to 
> ship. Alan could true it. Though I thought Alan had passed??
>
> DaveP
>
> On 4/1/2024 9:12 AM, Notakitcar wrote:
>>
>> Have 60-spoke MWS from Moss on my car, no problems, probably 10 years 
>> now.
>>
>> Never heard a discouraging word about Hendrix, used him a while back 
>> for another car, tires and wheels, all performed well.  I would 
>> definitely use again should the need arise.
>>
>> Bill B
>>
>> TS30800L
>>
>> *From:* Triumphs [mailto:triumphs-bounces@autox.team.net] *On Behalf 
>> Of *auprichard uprichard.net
>> *Sent:* Friday, March 29, 2024 11:49 AM
>> *To:* Robert Rochlin <rrochlin@comcast.net>; 6pack@autox.team.net; 
>> Triumphs <triumphs@autox.team.net>
>> *Subject:* Re: [TR] [6pack] Wire Wheels
>>
>> +1 on Alan Hendrix.
>>
>> No experience with the wheels sold by Moss â?? sorry.  And I recently 
>> had a very bad experience ordering wheels from Rimmers in the UK.
>>
>> Bear in mind that wire wheels are heavier than the alternatives â?? 
>> racers rarely, if ever, use them.  But donâ??t they look great ?
>>
>> Andrew Uprichard
>>
>> *From:* 6pack <6pack-bounces@autox.team.net> *On Behalf Of *Robert 
>> Rochlin
>> *Sent:* Friday, March 29, 2024 11:47 AM
>> *To:* 6pack@autox.team.net; Triumphs <triumphs@autox.team.net>
>> *Subject:* [6pack] Wire Wheels
>>
>> Iâ??d  like other peoples experience with wire wheels.   Iâ??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 canâ??t.  Over time itâ??s 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 donâ??t do much 
>> spirited 
>> driving, but Iâ??ve 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. Iâ??ve also had issues with the 
>> durability of the wheels finish. This is on a car that is fair 
>> weather driver. As Iâ??ve 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 Iâ??m 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
>>
>> â??72 TR6
>>
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    <p>Forgot to mention, they are free...no cost.. out of my shed..<br>
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    <div class="moz-cite-prefix">On 4/1/2024 10:22 AM, David P wrote:<br>
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      <p>FWIW. I have a set of usable chrome wires for a TR6. One needs
        a little lateral truing. One must collect them here.. Royal PITA
        to ship. Alan could true it. Though I thought Alan had passed??</p>
      <p>DaveP<br>
      </p>
      <div class="moz-cite-prefix">On 4/1/2024 9:12 AM, Notakitcar
        wrote:<br>
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          <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D">Have 60-spoke
              MWS from Moss on my car, no problems, probably 10 years
              now.  <o:p></o:p></span></p>
          <p class="MsoNormal"><span 
style="color:#1F497D"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
          <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D">Never heard a
              discouraging word about Hendrix, used him a while back for
              another car, tires and wheels, all performed well.  I
              would definitely use again should the need 
arise.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
          <p class="MsoNormal"><span 
style="color:#1F497D"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
          <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D">Bill 
B<o:p></o:p></span></p>
          <p class="MsoNormal"><span 
style="color:#1F497D">TS30800L<o:p></o:p></span></p>
          <p class="MsoNormal"><span 
style="color:#1F497D"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
          <p class="MsoNormal"><span 
style="color:#1F497D"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
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style="border:none;border-top:solid #E1E1E1 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in">
              <p class="MsoNormal"><b>From:</b> Triumphs [<a
                  class="moz-txt-link-freetext"
                  href="mailto:triumphs-bounces@autox.team.net";
                  
moz-do-not-send="true">mailto:triumphs-bounces@autox.team.net</a>]
                <b>On Behalf Of </b>auprichard uprichard.net<br>
                <b>Sent:</b> Friday, March 29, 2024 11:49 AM<br>
                <b>To:</b> Robert Rochlin <a
                  class="moz-txt-link-rfc2396E"
                  href="mailto:rrochlin@comcast.net";
                  moz-do-not-send="true">&lt;rrochlin@comcast.net&gt;</a>;
                <a
                  class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated moz-txt-link-freetext"
                  href="mailto:6pack@autox.team.net";
                  moz-do-not-send="true">6pack@autox.team.net</a>;
                Triumphs <a class="moz-txt-link-rfc2396E"
                  href="mailto:triumphs@autox.team.net";
                  moz-do-not-send="true">&lt;triumphs@autox.team.net&gt;</a><br>
                <b>Subject:</b> Re: [TR] [6pack] Wire Wheels<o:p></o:p></p>
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          <p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
          <p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,serif;color:#1F497D">+1
              on Alan Hendrix.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
          <p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-family:&quot;Times New 
Roman&quot;,serif;color:#1F497D"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
          <p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,serif;color:#1F497D">No
              experience with the wheels sold by Moss â?? sorry.  And I
              recently had a very bad experience ordering wheels from
              Rimmers in the UK.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
          <p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-family:&quot;Times New 
Roman&quot;,serif;color:#1F497D"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
          <p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,serif;color:#1F497D">Bear
              in mind that wire wheels are heavier than the alternatives
              â?? racers rarely, if ever, use them.  But donâ??t they look
              great ?<o:p></o:p></span></p>
          <p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-family:&quot;Times New 
Roman&quot;,serif;color:#1F497D"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
          <p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,serif;color:#1F497D">Andrew
              Uprichard<o:p></o:p></span></p>
          <p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-family:&quot;Times New 
Roman&quot;,serif;color:#1F497D"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
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Roman&quot;,serif;color:#1F497D"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
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              <p class="MsoNormal"><b>From:</b> 6pack &lt;<a
                  href="mailto:6pack-bounces@autox.team.net";
                  moz-do-not-send="true" 
class="moz-txt-link-freetext">6pack-bounces@autox.team.net</a>&gt;
                <b>On Behalf Of </b>Robert Rochlin<br>
                <b>Sent:</b> Friday, March 29, 2024 11:47 AM<br>
                <b>To:</b> <a href="mailto:6pack@autox.team.net";
                  moz-do-not-send="true" 
class="moz-txt-link-freetext">6pack@autox.team.net</a>;
                Triumphs &lt;<a href="mailto:triumphs@autox.team.net";
                  moz-do-not-send="true" 
class="moz-txt-link-freetext">triumphs@autox.team.net</a>&gt;<br>
                <b>Subject:</b> [6pack] Wire Wheels<o:p></o:p></p>
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          <p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
          <p class="MsoNormal"
            style="margin-bottom:8.0pt;mso-line-height-alt:13.8pt"><span
              style="font-size:18.0pt;font-family:Aptos">Iâ??d  like other
              peoples experience with wire wheels.   Iâ??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. </span><span
              style="font-size:13.5pt;font-family:Aptos"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
          <p class="MsoNormal"
            style="margin-bottom:8.0pt;mso-line-height-alt:13.8pt"><span
              
style="font-size:18.0pt;font-family:Aptos">         Balancing-
              Most tire shops say they can balance wire wheels, but they
              canâ??t.  Over time itâ??s 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="font-size:13.5pt;font-family:Aptos"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
          <p class="MsoNormal"
            style="margin-bottom:8.0pt;mso-line-height-alt:13.8pt"><span
              
style="font-size:18.0pt;font-family:Aptos">         Quality
              of the wheels themselves- I donâ??t do much spirited
              driving, but Iâ??ve 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. Iâ??ve also had issues with the durability of
              the wheels finish. This is on a car that is fair weather
              driver. As Iâ??ve said, these wheels are about 25 years old
              and have about 40,000 miles on them.</span><span
              style="font-size:13.5pt;font-family:Aptos"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
          <p class="MsoNormal"
            style="margin-bottom:8.0pt;mso-line-height-alt:13.8pt"><span
              style="font-size:18.0pt;font-family:Aptos">         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 Iâ??m guessing is a new name for the Dunlap wires they
              previously sold.</span><span
              style="font-size:13.5pt;font-family:Aptos"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
          <p class="MsoNormal"
            style="margin-bottom:8.0pt;mso-line-height-alt:13.8pt"><span
              style="font-size:18.0pt;font-family:Aptos">         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="font-size:13.5pt;font-family:Aptos"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
          <p class="MsoNormal"
            style="margin-bottom:8.0pt;mso-line-height-alt:13.8pt"><span
              style="font-size:18.0pt;font-family:Aptos">Best,</span><span
              style="font-size:13.5pt;font-family:Aptos"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
          <p class="MsoNormal"
            style="margin-bottom:8.0pt;mso-line-height-alt:13.8pt"><span
              style="font-size:18.0pt;font-family:Aptos">Bob</span><span
              style="font-size:13.5pt;font-family:Aptos"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
          <p class="MsoNormal"
            style="margin-bottom:8.0pt;mso-line-height-alt:13.8pt"><span
              style="font-size:18.0pt;font-family:Aptos">â??72 TR6</span><span
              style="font-size:13.5pt;font-family:Aptos"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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