Early mags definitely were leakers! I put a set of BWAs on my Tiger back in
1972 and one of them won't hold its air for even a month -- less than that
in this cold CT weather! I think I'm leaning toward a modern 15" wheel this
time around.
Tony McNulty
----- Original Message -----
From: "Ron Fraser" <rfraser@bluefrog.com>
To: "'MAURO D'ANGELO'" <m_dangelo@verizon.net>; <tigers@autox.team.net>
Sent: Saturday, January 30, 2010 3:29 PM
Subject: Re: [Tigers] Opinions Please: LAT-70 Repro Wheels Better
thanOriginals???
> I don't have any LAT-70 wheels so I can't speak of their quality but
> I remember seeing MAG wheels in the 60's and 70's that had porosity
> problems. I remember one person who bought a set of MAGS and the first
> thing he had to do was paint the tire side of the wheel so it would hold
> air
> longer. I think the my first words about that was "your kidding me", he
> was
> not. This was a material and process problem.
>
> I believe some of the problem is associated with the design of the
> wheel's rim for use with today's tubeless radial tires.
>
> Personally I would buy new LAT-70 from Sunbeam Specialties that meet
> current
> safety regulations; if I were in the market. Safety first and always.
>
> Ron Fraser
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: tigers-bounces@autox.team.net [mailto:tigers-bounces@autox.team.net]
> On Behalf Of MAURO D'ANGELO
> Sent: Saturday, January 30, 2010 8:10 AM
> To: tigers@autox.team.net
> Subject: [Tigers] Opinions Please: LAT-70 Repro Wheels Better
> thanOriginals???
>
>
> Hi everyone!
>
> I'm hoping buy a set of original LAT-70 wheels for my '66 Mark 1A
> (B382001355LRXFE) (TAC #709). Since I emailed my interest to listers,
> I've
> had several tell me that repro wheels are better, and much safer, than the
> original LAT wheels. One explained to me that I should think hard about
> spending money on originals and this is why a couple of sets of original
> wheels sold for well under $1000 this past summer (no one wanted
> them???)...something about the originals not meeting DOT specs because
> they
> can crack and disintegrate at speed? Can you imagine? Is this just an
> "old
> wives tale, or is there really truth to it?
>
> What are your thoughts about this? I don't really like the idea of having
> new parts on a classic car, and I really prefer original equipment to
> repro,
> but I guess safety is king. I can't imagine "investing" such money on
> essentially unusable collector items that will end up just taking up space
> on a shelf.
>
> Thanks for your opinions!
>
> Mauro
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