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1. [TR] Wire Wheel Question (score: 1): Author: Alexander Delis <ols@bcdef.net>; Date: Sun, 10 Aug 2008 15:19:03 -0400; Hello all. I am thinking about getting a new set of wire wheels to replace the old and tired ones on my TR3. The two player are the Dunlop and the Dayton. I want the 60 spoke painted. I have had peop; /html/triumphs/2008-08/msg00198.html (7,390 bytes)
2. Re: [TR] Wire Wheel Question (score: 1): Author: DLylis@aol.com; Date: Sun, 10 Aug 2008 16:37:35 EDT; Let me jump in here. Whatever you save on the Dunlops at purchase you will spend twofold maintaining the wheels. If I were to do it again I would buy the Daytons. Yes I was lured into "saving" $40 pe; /html/triumphs/2008-08/msg00201.html (7,438 bytes)
3. Re: [TR] Wire Wheel Question (score: 1): Author: "Geo Hahn" <ahwahnee18@gmail.com>; Date: Sun, 10 Aug 2008 14:00:08 -0700; Probably not much chance of consensus on this choice. I went with Dunlops (60 spoke painted) about 8 years ago and have had no problems. Indeed, I get a 65 mph vibration I have chased for years on my; /html/triumphs/2008-08/msg00205.html (7,354 bytes)
4. Re: [TR] Wire Wheel Question (score: 1): Author: "ATT Yahoo Mail-rgt2" <rgt2@sbcglobal.net>; Date: Sun, 10 Aug 2008 15:28:46 -0700; I went with the Dayton wire wheels when I restored my TR3 and have not had any issues at all with them, very satisfied. No experience with the Dunlops. Rod Trunnell 1962 TR3B TCF1037l _______________; /html/triumphs/2008-08/msg00207.html (8,523 bytes)
5. Re: [TR] Wire Wheel Question (score: 1): Author: "John & Pat Donnelly" <pdonnel1@san.rr.com>; Date: Sun, 10 Aug 2008 17:00:45 -0700; It's my understanding that the major difference between the two is the spokes. The Dunlop's are chrome plated, while the Dayton's are straight stainless. I was told by others that since spokes flex t; /html/triumphs/2008-08/msg00210.html (9,744 bytes)
6. Re: [TR] Wire Wheel Question (score: 1): Author: pethier@comcast.net; Date: Mon, 11 Aug 2008 04:39:29 +0000; Good choice. Looks stock and is stronger than the chrome. Absolutely. The Daytons are made with stronger materials and are strung more tightly. They are misinformed. False economy. Dunlop instruction; /html/triumphs/2008-08/msg00212.html (8,816 bytes)
7. Re: [TR] Wire Wheel Question (score: 1): Author: pethier@comcast.net; Date: Mon, 11 Aug 2008 04:46:21 +0000; Yes. Stainless spokes are better than chromed steel due to hydrogen embrittlement. Also: A Dayton engineer told me that the painted steel wheels are both stronger and stiffer than the chrome. The thr; /html/triumphs/2008-08/msg00214.html (8,163 bytes)
8. Re: [TR] Wire Wheel Question (score: 1): Author: DLylis@aol.com; Date: Mon, 11 Aug 2008 07:35:52 EDT; The Daytons are made with stronger materials and are strung more tightly. . . . and they are round. David Lylis 69 TR6 CC26160L 60 TR3A TS74461LO **Looking for a car that's sporty, fun and fits in yo; /html/triumphs/2008-08/msg00217.html (7,990 bytes)
9. Re: [TR] Wire Wheel Question (score: 1): Author: "Ed Woods" <fogbro1@comcast.net>; Date: Mon, 11 Aug 2008 11:15:11 -0400; Never a problem with the Daytons. And, wasn't it the vendor of the Dunlops that suggested truing, not his competitors? Ed Woods _______________________________________________ Support Team.Net http:/; /html/triumphs/2008-08/msg00221.html (7,958 bytes)
10. [TR] Wire Wheel Question (score: 1): Author: William Brewer <wsb1960tr3a@att.net>; Date: Mon, 11 Aug 2008 11:57:39 -0700 (PDT); Hi Alex, I bought a used set on MOSS Dunlops (made in India) from a lister. The wheels were low miles and still had the stickers on them. I put them on used apparently good hubs. Everything was great; /html/triumphs/2008-08/msg00227.html (9,385 bytes)
11. Re: [TR] Wire Wheel Question (score: 1): Author: Don Spence <dkspence@telus.net>; Date: Mon, 11 Aug 2008 15:01:53 -0600; I don't know about the current situation back back in the day, the local dealer used to strip the WWs off all new jags and send them to the local Motorcycle shop for truing before delivery. I don't b; /html/triumphs/2008-08/msg00228.html (8,330 bytes)
12. Re: [TR] Wire Wheel Question (score: 1): Author: Loumetelko@aol.com; Date: Mon, 11 Aug 2008 17:26:54 EDT; The wire wheels that came with my 4A were quite rusty and generally nasty. Being an originality freak, I sent the four wheels to the factory in Dayton, Ohio. They replaced all of the spokes, the cent; /html/triumphs/2008-08/msg00229.html (8,935 bytes)
13. Re: [TR] Wire Wheel Question (score: 1): Author: Barry Schwartz <v6spitfireguy@cox.net>; Date: Mon, 11 Aug 2008 16:35:32; For what its worth - I put Dunlop chrome wire wheels on my GT6, probably 20 years ago when I got it. At that time Dayton didn't offer them for the Spitfire/Gt6 (different hubs than all others). Bough; /html/triumphs/2008-08/msg00231.html (8,507 bytes)
14. Re: [TR] Wire Wheel Question (score: 1): Author: BearTranserv@aol.com; Date: Fri, 15 Aug 2008 17:05:32 EDT; Actually, Daytons are available with tubless rims... Robert B. Houston Texan in New Mexico 63 TR4 As he stared at her ample bosom, he daydreamed of the dual Stromberg carburetors in his vintage Trium; /html/triumphs/2008-08/msg00301.html (8,778 bytes)
15. [TR] Wire wheel question (score: 1): Author: John Mitchell <jmitch@snet.net>; Date: Tue, 14 Sep 2010 22:16:35 -0400; But, wear on the cam lobes, or any valve train component except the valve seats/faces, will cause the lash to be larger, not smaller. And since the cam lobes practically never wear on the base circl; /html/triumphs/2010-09/msg00193.html (6,784 bytes)
16. Re: [TR] Wire wheel question (score: 1): Author: <wbeech@flash.net>; Date: Tue, 14 Sep 2010 23:08:11 -0600; According to this chart it comes from a Mk IV USA Spit, 1296cc Nov 1970-Dec http://www.club.triumph.org.uk/prefix1.htm#Spitfire I have a Spitty engine in my shop with the stamped number FK6630HE. I h; /html/triumphs/2010-09/msg00196.html (8,177 bytes)
17. Re: [TR] Wire wheel question (score: 1): Author: pethier@comcast.net; Date: Wed, 15 Sep 2010 13:29:23 +0000 (UTC); And thanks to all for quick, accurate answers! Sent by old, fat gremlins! "HE" suffix, indicating a High Compression engine. These still had something like 60-65 hp in stock form. It's also pre-rece; /html/triumphs/2010-09/msg00201.html (7,332 bytes)
18. [TR] Wire Wheel Question (score: 1): Author: "James Henningsen" <trguy75@gmail.com>; Date: Fri, 4 Dec 2015 14:41:40 -0500; This is a multipart message in MIME format. --==4287573798017880182== boundary="--=_NextPart_000_0021_01D12EA1.E37BF8A0" Content-Language: en-us This is a multipart message in MIME format. --=_NextPa; /html/triumphs/2015-12/msg00019.html (12,428 bytes)
19. Re: [TR] Wire Wheel Question (score: 1): Author: "Wbeech@flash.net" <wbeech@flash.net>; Date: Fri, 4 Dec 2015 18:48:43 -0600; --==6817032519637669104== boundary=Apple-Mail-04322BD7-2A1E-4892-BD89-06D2E33AA8E9 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit --Apple-Mail-04322BD7-2A1E-4892-BD89-06D2E33AA8E9 charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-; /html/triumphs/2015-12/msg00022.html (14,855 bytes)
20. Re: [TR] Wire Wheel Question (score: 1): Author: "Randall" <TR3driver@ca.rr.com>; Date: Fri, 4 Dec 2015 21:26:17 -0800; Technically, no, almost all new tires are not rated for use with tubes (and the tube does affect the tire's load rating). But in practice, lots of people do it with no problem, since your TR is much; /html/triumphs/2015-12/msg00026.html (8,485 bytes)

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