[TR] Wobbly wheels; one man's experience

[Ed Woods]

Dear Listers,

About a year ago, in preparation for a 2000 trek around the Great Lakes, I 
changed the wheels on my TR3 from 60 spoke Dayton wires to bolt on KN 
Minilite replicas, not because of any performance issues, but because it 
seemed to have become more and more difficult not only to source proper 
tubes, but also to find someone willing to install them.

As I recall, I had a set of 165-15 Dunlops mounted on those wire rims, 
probably from the early '90s restoration. Kumho Solus 185/15 are presently 
mounted on the new rims. And, yes, I had to revert to the longer wheel studs 
to make this change.

It has been the best upgrade I've ever made to the car. As an example, I had 
the '3 up to 4500 rpm in 4th this afternoon in overdrive, almost fast enough 
to keep up with traffic, without a shimmy, shake, or white knuckles. So I 
gained a lot more than the ease of maintenance I was after. I gained better 
handling and a much more secure car at Interstate speeds.

No way would I go back to those skinny original wheels and/or tires; not if 
I intended to drive the car anyway. Wires are for show and steel wheels are 
for recycling as far as I'm concerned.

That said, I have a bunch of TR3 and TR6 wheels free for pickup and a set of 
Dayton wires with adapters and knockoffs for sale......

Ed Woods