My 72 spoke Daytons are 5" wide (just ordered a new set for the TR4). That
is the middle range for a 185 tire.
D.
David L. Dressel
Email: DLD@insightbb.com
Web: www.DLDcreations.com
----- Original Message -----
From: "Phil Ethier" <pethier@isd.net>
To: "Steven Newell" <steven@newellboys.com>; "Triumph"
<triumphs@autox.team.net>
Sent: Thursday, October 17, 2002 9:53 PM
Subject: Re: TR4 nut busting
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Steven Newell" <steven@newellboys.com>
> To: "Triumph" <triumphs@autox.team.net>
> Sent: Thursday, October 17, 2002 8:36 PM
> Subject: TR4 nut busting
>
>
> > Thanks, the nuts are off, thanks mostly to some
> > encouragement from Andy Mace to be a man
> > and torque on those rascals. And to the time it
> > took for me to email the list for advice, and eat
> > dinner while I waited for Andy to reply. Still need
> > to know about 72 spoke 4 1/2" or 5" wires though.
>
> 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.
>
> I wanted to keep the TR4 legal stock class and Sue wanted an original
look.
> TR4 cars had 60-spoke wheels as an option. These are 4.5 inches wide. I
am
> very happy with the Dayton 60-spokes. The Dayton guy told me the painted
/// triumphs@autox.team.net mailing list
/// or try http://www.team.net/cgi-bin/majorcool
/// Archives at http://www.team.net/archive
|