[TR] Interesting Dayton Wire Wheel Experience

[James Henningsen]

I am now.  I bought 15 x 4.5 chrome wires from British Wire Wheel.  They had a 20% off sale.   On the Dayton’s I had 205 65 15 as they have almost identical diameter as 165 80 15.  Jim

> On Jun 26, 2021, at 5:37 PM, bill beecher <notakitcar at yahoo.com> wrote:
> 
> Interesting account, are you running 165/15 tyres?
> 
> Sent from my TRS80
> 
> On Jun 26, 2021, at 3:37 PM, Jim Henningsen <trguy75 at gmail.com> wrote:
> 
> List:
> I am refreshing my 72k orig mile 67 TR4A IRS.  Decided to put on a new set
> of Dayton wire wheels for a Triumph TR250 or TR6. These are the BEST wire
> wheels out there and still Made in America! 72 spoke, 15 x 6 inch TUBELESS
> design. You do not need inner tubes. I bought these for my Triumph TR4A but
> they did not look right (too wide) and actually caused a rubbing of the top
> center front inner fender that cut a groove in the new tire.  Didn't effect
> the wire wheel.  I was surprised as these say they fir the 250.  I decided
> to dismount the tires since the the 4A has 4.5 inch rim width but I thought
> these would be ok on a 4A. 
> 
> I installed new tires on them and put them on the 4A and drove 1 mile and
> back into the garage. Took them off and had tires dismounted. They have no
> scratches or curb rash and look like they did when they came out of the
> original Dayton boxes. Still have the red stickers on the front of wheel
> that are to be removed by tire dealer. Unfortunately, my tire install shop
> threw the boxes away so I do not have them anymore. They will come in the
> Rota alloy wheel boxes that I got when I bought new 15" alloys for my
> Triumph TR8.
> 
> If you are looking for a great deal on a practically new perfect set of
> Daton wire wheels, please contact me off list.  They are listed at the link
> below.  Sorry to put this on the list but want to help out a fellow TR list
> member who might like a deal and alert folks who might want to try similar
> arrangements on their 4A.
> 
> https://ocala.craigslist.org/pts/d/ocala-dayton-wire-wheels-triumph-tr250/73
> 42557271.html
> 
> Jim Henningsen
> Ocala FL
> 61 3A
> 67 4A
> 75 6
> 81 8
> 
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