Subject: [6pack] Wire Wheels

From: Robert Rochlin <[email-masked]>
Date: Fri, 29 Mar 2024 11:47:26 -0400

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I=E2=80=99d  like other peoples experience with wire wheels.   I=E2=80=99v=
e 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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font-size: medium; font-family: Aptos, sans-serif;"><span =
style=3D"font-size: 18pt; line-height: 27.6px;">I=E2=80=99d&nbsp;&nbsp;lik=
e other peoples experience with wire wheels.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;I=E2=80=99ve=
 been running wire wheels on my TR6 for about 25 years.&nbsp;&nbsp;I =
love the look of wires, but they have been no end of =
difficulty.&nbsp;<o:p></o:p></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;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Balancing- =
Most tire shops say they can balance wire wheels, but they =
can=E2=80=99t.&nbsp;&nbsp;Over time it=E2=80=99s been hit and miss as to =
whether I can get the wheels properly balanced.&nbsp;&nbsp;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.<o:p></o:p></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;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;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.<o:p></o:p></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;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;At this =
point I need to replace at least 2 of the wheels.&nbsp;&nbsp;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.&nbsp;&nbsp;Moss sells MWS wire wheels, which I=E2=80=99m =
guessing is a new name for the Dunlap wires they previously =
sold.<o:p></o:p></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;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;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?<o:p></o:p></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;">Best,<o:p></o:p></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<o:p></o:p></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;">=E2=80=9972 =
TR6<o:p></o:p></span></p></body></html>=

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