Clayton...
A few more cents in the pot....
Like Barney said, most of your question(s) has already been answered...
Just a few 'extras' here...
>>Have a 62 A II with wire wheels. Don't know lots about wire wheels. I
>presume that they require tubes but not sure.
>British Wire Wheels sells a tubless version of wire wheels, where they have
>applied a thick coat of silicon rubber sealant over the spoke ends. I
>think they come with a guarantee of at least a couple of years, so it must
>work pretty well. If you try this on old wheels I suggest that they be
Three year warranty... we got ours in early 1997. I don't know If I'd be
brave enough to do my own sealing, though... I imagine it's possible to
do...
>>1. What are a good set of tires (not into the track thing :>)
>Here's a direct answer. Dunlop SP20 165R15. ...
>is very reasonably priced, around $200 a set
>installed. ....
Monarch 165RS15 86 is what we used, and I'm very happy with them. They cost
about $200, too.
>>7. I've read/heard that the rim can be easily damaged by the typical "tire
>store experts". If so, what do I look for in a place or do I have to go to
>the english tire specialist?
>This is easier than it sounds. Look for a shop that uses a no-touch tire
>mounting machine, fairly common these days. This machine grips the inside
I had bought the new tires at Discount tire and they did a beautiful job of
mounting them. The installers knew that I had threatened the lot of them if
anything happened to the wheels. I watched the whole process, and they were
very careful. Like Bob said "check around". I did. If I heard the least bit
of hesitation with anyone I spoke to about the mounting the tires, that was
the end of the call. You shouldn't have any problem finding somebody. Just
be sure YOU are comfortable with them.
>Balancing the mounted tire and wheel is another problem of its own. Spin
>balancing machines (most common these days) require a set of fixturing
>cones to mate with the "strange" mounting surfaces on the wire wheel hub.
...snip...
>On the other hand, static balancing is not a bad solution.
I had the tires balanced while they were bolted onto the car. Discount Tire
put me on to SW Brake and Alignment, and they were super to deal with...
didn't charge me a dime for balancing since they didn't need to apply any
weights. I don't recall ever not having a weight put on any other wheel
I've had. Maybe it's BWW's quality control over what they ship, and maybe
it was the Monarch tires, or both!
Make a few phone calls. You'll find somebody. I've always preferred to have
tires balanced on the axles of my vehicles.
Hope this helps...
Carol
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