Phil replied to my question:
> > Pretty sure that 72-spoke wheels are 5.5 inches wide. Buy the Dayton
> > wheels. Don't waste your time on the India-made Dunlop wheels.
Randall replied that:
> A quick peek at the BWW web site shows 5.5" 72 spoke wire wheels for a
> TR250, 6" 72 spoke for a TR6. (I believe the 6" wheels are supplied as
> replacements for the TR250 5.5") There's also a 5" 72 spoke wheel shown for
> Morgen +4, that may interchange. http://www.britishwirewheel.com/
>
> However, the Moss catalog lists only 5.5" wide 72 spokers for both TR250 and
> TR6 (as well as 60 and 70 spoke wheels), so something doesn't quite match.
My latest Moss catalog on hand, Issue 2 2002, lists 60 spoke 15 x 4-1/2" wheels
for TR4/4A and as heavy-duty options for TR2/3 (and a bunch of others). It lists
72 spoke 15 x 5" for MGC and Morgan, and a heavy-duty option for the cars listed
under the 4 1/2" width wheels. Also listed are 72 spoke 5 1/2" for TR6. I didn't
see any 6" wheels on their chart. These are the Dunlop wires in the 'british
accessory' section, page 31.
Seems like there's some variation in terms of vendor's application listings,
though so far no evidence of 72 spoke 4 1/2" wheels. Which possibly means they
weren't available back in [whenever a PO bought these wheels] either. I'm going
to need to swap the good tire onto the good wheel next week, so I'll measure the
wheel then and report back.
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Steven Newell
Littleton, CO
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