<div dir="auto">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.<div dir="auto">I drive it hard in my youth along Mulholland Drive and the Santa Monica Mountains.<br><br><div data-smartmail="gmail_signature" dir="auto">Ira Erbs<br>Portland,OR<br>1959 Austin Healey BN4<br>1967 MGB</div></div></div><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Sat, Jan 4, 2020, 9:27 AM <<a href="mailto:simon.lachlan@alexarevel.plus.com">simon.lachlan@alexarevel.plus.com</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">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. <br>
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.<br>
My current car had 48 which I swapped over to chrome Dunlop 60s which, touch wood, have done me well for about 15 years.<br>
*long time ago!<br>
Simon<br>
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Subject: Re: [Healeys] Wheels/Tires<br>
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Bruce, here is my input:<br>
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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.<br>
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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.<br>
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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.<br>
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Steve Byers<br>
HBJ8L/36666<br>
BJ8 Registry<br>
AHCA Delegate at Large<br>
Havelock, NC USA<br>
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From: Healeys [mailto:<a href="mailto:healeys-bounces@autox.team.net" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">healeys-bounces@autox.team.net</a>] On Behalf Of Bruce Peters<br>
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Subject: [Healeys] Wheels/Tires<br>
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Hi all,<br>
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:<br>
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1. Dunlop style(e.g. Moss) versus Dayton(e.g. Hendrix)?<br>
2. Wheel size—15x4.5 60 spoke; 15x5 72 spoke; or 15x5.5 72 spoke?<br>
3. Tire Brand?<br>
4. Tire Size?<br>
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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! <br>
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Thanks everyone!<br>
Bruce<br>
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