Art,I have ordered and received a set of the Dayton 60-spoke 4.5" wheels. I
have pulled one out of the box and it looks great.
Phil Ethier West Side Saint Paul Minnesota USA
1970 Lotus Europa, 1992 Saturn SL2, 1986 Suburban, 1962 Triumph TR4 CT2846L
pethier@isd.net http://www.mnautox.com/ http://www.vtr2002.org
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From: ArthurK101@aol.com <ArthurK101@aol.com>
To: pethier@isd.net <pethier@isd.net>; triumphs@autox.team.net
<triumphs@autox.team.net>
Date: Sunday, January 13, 2002 1:49 PM
Subject: Re: TR4 wire wheels, Dayton
>In a message dated 12-Jan-02 14:56:22 Eastern Standard Time,
pethier@isd.net
>writes:
>
>
>> >my '64 TR4 came with the optional 60 spoke wire
>> >wheels which (according to Piggott) were the same color as the discs.
When
>> I
>> >replaced the wheels in '93, I bought Dayton wheels from TRF
>>
>> How are they? I'm thinking that may be the way to go to upgrade from the
>> old 48-spokes I have on the '62 TR4 now. Do they really stay straight
>> without tuning?
>>
>>
>
>Phil, they are excellent! They were a perfect match to my original 60
spoke
>wheels in every respect. I have never had a problem maintaining my whire
>wheels for the last 37 years. The originals lasted 29 years and I never
>touched them.
>
>The reason I replaced them was that the hub splines were worn. BTW, if you
>get new wheels get new hub adaptors also. See my article on the VTR
website
>(www.vtr.org) for the reasoning on that. Regards.
>
>Art Kelly
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