I WOULD NOT GO THIS ROUTE (oops) as the adaptors and the wheel
design place a lot of extra strain on the spindles and wheel bearings
as they dramatically change the fulcrum point.
On 1-Aug-07, at 5:49 PM, triumphs-request@autox.team.net wrote:
> Subject: [TR] TR3 wheel options: stop me before I do something crazy
>
>
> I am going crazy trying to drive on my old out-of-tune
> 48 spoke wires on TS75434. Floppy and noisy! I am
> thinking of trying minilites or something of the like
> and found an auction on Ebay that offers adapters that
> change bolt pattern from TR3 to something more
> universal. For instance, BMW Mini wheels fit the
> adapter.
>
> I then looked at tire rack and found these wheels for
> $99 ea:
>
> http://www.latoth.org/images/tr3wheel.jpg
>
> Change center logo to Triumph and WALAH! Might just
> have a cool wheelset. $240 for the adapters + $396 for
> the wheels = cheaper than minilites.
>
> Thoughts? Can I find adapters for cheaper than $240?
>
> Than
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