[Healeys] Wheels/Tires

[i erbs]

Many years ago I was offered a swap of my 48 spoke wire wherls for a disc
wheel, disc break setup. Took a ny minute to say yes. I now have minilites
on my car and they look great.
I drive it hard in my youth along Mulholland Drive and the Santa Monica
Mountains.

Ira Erbs
Portland,OR
1959 Austin Healey BN4
1967 MGB

On Sat, Jan 4, 2020, 9:27 AM <simon.lachlan at alexarevel.plus.com> wrote:

> I had a 48 spoker collapse on me with my first 3000. I was at Trinity in
> Dublin. I was younger and even more foolish then (+/-21*) and there were,
> seemingly at least, no rules relating to traffic in general and
> foreign-registered cars in particular. So, yes, I was probably driving like
> an idiot. But having fun.
> It collapsed fairly gently as I recall, so no great harm was done. Main
> issue was getting the thing fixed as there were no spokes in Ireland and
> the import duty was ridiculous.
> My current car had 48 which I swapped over to chrome Dunlop 60s which,
> touch wood, have done me well for about 15 years.
> *long time ago!
> Simon
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Healeys <healeys-bounces at autox.team.net> On Behalf Of Max Byers
> Sent: 04 January 2020 15:55
> To: healeys at autox.team.net
> Subject: Re: [Healeys] Wheels/Tires
>
> Bruce, here is my input:
>
> I do not know anything about Dunlop/Moss wheels.  I bought five 60-spoke
> 15x4.5 Dayton chrome wheels with stainless spokes from British Wire Wheel
> in 1991, and they are still on my BJ8 with 106,000 miles on them now.  I've
> had a few broken spokes over the years, but fortunately I am relatively
> close to Allen Hendrix.  He keeps them trued and balanced whenever I need
> replacement spokes or new tires.
>
> It is only my personal opinion and preference, but while 72 spoke wheels
> are stronger, they are also have a "busier" appearance.  My experience with
> the 60-spokers tells me that they are more than adequate.
>
> I have always used 165 x 15 tires, again personal preference.  As to which
> brand, I use whichever tire is available to Hendrix Wire Wheel.  At one
> point it was Kumhos, and I really liked those tires.  They were not
> available at my last tire change, so I currently have Nexens.  So far, with
> 5 years and 10,000 miles on them they are also proving to be a very good
> tire.
>
> Steve Byers
> HBJ8L/36666
> BJ8 Registry
> AHCA Delegate at Large
> Havelock, NC  USA
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Healeys [mailto:healeys-bounces at autox.team.net] On Behalf Of Bruce
> Peters
> Sent: Saturday, January 4, 2020 12:26 AM
> To: healeys at autox.team.net
> Subject: [Healeys] Wheels/Tires
>
> Hi all,
> I’m getting closer to having to buy wheels and tires for my ‘67 BJ8. When
> I say closer I mean a year or so but I like to plan ahead. My car will not
> be concours correct or be entered in any car judging at shows. It’ll be a
> driver that won’t see any track time of any sort. That being said I’m
> wondering what everyone’s thoughts are on wheels and tires. I plan to put
> chrome wire wheels on. I don’t want Minilite’s. So, here are my questions:
>
> 1. Dunlop style(e.g. Moss) versus Dayton(e.g. Hendrix)?
> 2. Wheel size—15x4.5 60 spoke; 15x5 72 spoke; or 15x5.5 72 spoke?
> 3. Tire Brand?
> 4. Tire Size?
>
> I’m not a bargain basement shopper so I’m willing to pay for the best
> combinations that make sense. I realize there’s a lot of personal
> preference so I hope I’m not gonna start a war with these questions!
>
> Thanks everyone!
> Bruce
>
>
>
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