[Healeys] 48 spoke wheels

[Patrick & Caroline Quinn]

G'day Ira

I have disc wheels on the BN3 and besides being on the car from when it was
at the DHMC I wouldn't swap them for wires. However I wouldn't use standard
disc wheels for competition purposes as they are not strong enough.

The wheel centres are riveted to the rims and it's been found that under the
stresses of hard cornering in racing conditions the rivets pull through the
rims and centres.

Hoo Roo

Patrick Quinn
Blue Mountains, Australia

-----Original Message-----
From: healeys-bounces at autox.team.net [mailto:healeys-bounces at autox.team.net]
On Behalf Of I Erbs
Sent: Monday, 23 December 2013 3:35 AM
To: Rick Swain
Cc: Ahealey help
Subject: Re: [Healeys] 48 spoke wheels

A long time ago I had the chance to trade my 48s for disk wheels and disk
brakes. I never looked back. No problems with bent spokes or too much
flexing when I drove the car hard along Mulholand Drive and the Santa Monica
mountain canyons. Yes I think wired wheels look better, but disk wheels are
more sound. Guys who race their Healeys have tried for yeas to trade for my
disk wheel, disk break setup.

Ira Erbs
IT Educator and Consultant
Portland, OR.

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