[TR] Triumphs Digest, Vol 17, Issue 44
Benjamin Zwissler
bjzwissler at gmail.com
Fri Mar 29 13:07:26 MDT 2024
I've had the painted Moss MWS wheels on my TR4A for about 10 years and
16,000 miles. I have had zero issues with them. They're tubeless and I
keep waiting for them to start leaking but they never have. I had a
second set of tires mounted last year and haven't had a problem with
balancing at my local tire shop.
Ben Zwissler
bjzwissler at gmail.com
812-343-5533
Columbus, IN
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> 1. Wire Wheels (Robert Rochlin)
> 2. Re: Wire Wheels (Don Hiscock)
> 3. Re: what is this (Hoyt Duff)
> 4. Re: [6pack] Wire Wheels (auprichard uprichard.net)
> 5. Re: what is this (David Friedlander)
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> Date: Fri, 29 Mar 2024 11:47:26 -0400
> From: Robert Rochlin <rrochlin at comcast.net>
> To: "6pack at autox.team.net" <6pack at autox.team.net>, Triumphs
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> Subject: [TR] Wire Wheels
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> I?d like other peoples experience with wire wheels. I?ve been running
> wire wheels on my TR6 for about 25 years. I love the look of wires, but
> they have been no end of difficulty.
>
> Balancing- Most tire shops say they can balance wire wheels, but
> they can?t. Over time it?s been hit and miss as to whether I can get the
> wheels properly balanced. Last year I got balancing cones form Moss that
> largely eliminated that issue. The resin cones I got were not in the Moss
> catalog and were much cheaper than the steel set listed in the Moss catalog.
>
> Quality of the wheels themselves- I don?t do much spirited
> driving, but I?ve had difficulty with the hubs of the Dayton wheels I have
> wearing out to the point that there is an audible clunk when starting from
> the play in the wheel hubs. This issue is much more pronounced on the rear
> drive wheels. I?ve also had issues with the durability of the wheels
> finish. This is on a car that is fair weather driver. As I?ve said, these
> wheels are about 25 years old and have about 40,000 miles on them.
>
> At this point I need to replace at least 2 of the wheels. When I
> called Dayton they told me that, while chrome wires were in stock, they
> only special order painted wire wheels and the process takes about 4-6
> weeks. They also said that the charge for chrome wires and painted wires
> are the same. Moss sells MWS wire wheels, which I?m guessing is a new name
> for the Dunlap wires they previously sold.
>
> My questions are, are others having the same issue with their
> wire wheels, and are folks using the MWS wheels from Moss having
> better(good) luck with their wires?
>
> Best,
>
> Bob
>
> ?72 TR6
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> Date: Fri, 29 Mar 2024 11:21:27 -0500
> From: Don Hiscock <don.hiscock at gmail.com>
> To: Robert Rochlin <rrochlin at comcast.net>
> Cc: "6pack at autox.team.net" <6pack at autox.team.net>, Triumphs
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> Subject: Re: [TR] Wire Wheels
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> Have you talked with Hendrix Wire Wheel in Greensboro NC? My Dunlop-style
> MWS wheels have been perfect for fourteen years.
> https://www.hendrixwirewheel.com/index.shtml
>
> On Fri, Mar 29, 2024 at 11:13?AM Robert Rochlin <rrochlin at comcast.net>
> wrote:
>
> > I?d like other peoples experience with wire wheels. I?ve been running
> > wire wheels on my TR6 for about 25 years. I love the look of wires, but
> > they have been no end of difficulty.
> >
> > Balancing- Most tire shops say they can balance wire wheels, but
> > they can?t. Over time it?s been hit and miss as to whether I can get the
> > wheels properly balanced. Last year I got balancing cones form Moss that
> > largely eliminated that issue. The resin cones I got were not in the Moss
> > catalog and were much cheaper than the steel set listed in the Moss
> catalog.
> >
> > Quality of the wheels themselves- I don?t do much spirited
> > driving, but I?ve had difficulty with the hubs of the Dayton wheels I
> have
> > wearing out to the point that there is an audible clunk when starting
> from
> > the play in the wheel hubs. This issue is much more pronounced on the
> rear
> > drive wheels. I?ve also had issues with the durability of the wheels
> > finish. This is on a car that is fair weather driver. As I?ve said, these
> > wheels are about 25 years old and have about 40,000 miles on them.
> >
> > At this point I need to replace at least 2 of the wheels. When
> I
> > called Dayton they told me that, while chrome wires were in stock, they
> > only special order painted wire wheels and the process takes about 4-6
> > weeks. They also said that the charge for chrome wires and painted wires
> > are the same. Moss sells MWS wire wheels, which I?m guessing is a new
> name
> > for the Dunlap wires they previously sold.
> >
> > My questions are, are others having the same issue with their
> > wire wheels, and are folks using the MWS wheels from Moss having
> > better(good) luck with their wires?
> >
> > Best,
> >
> > Bob
> >
> > ?72 TR6
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> Date: Fri, 29 Mar 2024 12:43:50 -0400
> From: Hoyt Duff <hoytduff at gmail.com>
> To: dave northrup <dave at ranteer.com>
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> Not a TT3 part. Perhaps a towing bar?
>
> On Fri, Mar 29, 2024 at 10:47?AM dave northrup <dave at ranteer.com> wrote:
> >
> > I bought a 59 TR3 some months ago and this was in the trunk with other
> parts. Anyone know what it is?
> >
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> Date: Fri, 29 Mar 2024 16:49:28 +0000
> From: auprichard uprichard.net <auprichard at uprichard.net>
> To: Robert Rochlin <rrochlin at comcast.net>, "6pack at autox.team.net"
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> Subject: Re: [TR] [6pack] Wire Wheels
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> +1 on Alan Hendrix.
>
> No experience with the wheels sold by Moss ? sorry. And I recently had a
> very bad experience ordering wheels from Rimmers in the UK.
>
> Bear in mind that wire wheels are heavier than the alternatives ? racers
> rarely, if ever, use them. But don?t they look great ?
>
> Andrew Uprichard
>
>
> From: 6pack <6pack-bounces at autox.team.net> On Behalf Of Robert Rochlin
> Sent: Friday, March 29, 2024 11:47 AM
> To: 6pack at autox.team.net; Triumphs <triumphs at autox.team.net>
> Subject: [6pack] Wire Wheels
>
> I?d like other peoples experience with wire wheels. I?ve been running
> wire wheels on my TR6 for about 25 years. I love the look of wires, but
> they have been no end of difficulty.
> Balancing- Most tire shops say they can balance wire wheels, but
> they can?t. Over time it?s been hit and miss as to whether I can get the
> wheels properly balanced. Last year I got balancing cones form Moss that
> largely eliminated that issue. The resin cones I got were not in the Moss
> catalog and were much cheaper than the steel set listed in the Moss catalog.
> Quality of the wheels themselves- I don?t do much spirited
> driving, but I?ve had difficulty with the hubs of the Dayton wheels I have
> wearing out to the point that there is an audible clunk when starting from
> the play in the wheel hubs. This issue is much more pronounced on the rear
> drive wheels. I?ve also had issues with the durability of the wheels
> finish. This is on a car that is fair weather driver. As I?ve said, these
> wheels are about 25 years old and have about 40,000 miles on them.
> At this point I need to replace at least 2 of the wheels. When I
> called Dayton they told me that, while chrome wires were in stock, they
> only special order painted wire wheels and the process takes about 4-6
> weeks. They also said that the charge for chrome wires and painted wires
> are the same. Moss sells MWS wire wheels, which I?m guessing is a new name
> for the Dunlap wires they previously sold.
> My questions are, are others having the same issue with their
> wire wheels, and are folks using the MWS wheels from Moss having
> better(good) luck with their wires?
> Best,
> Bob
> ?72 TR6
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> Date: Fri, 29 Mar 2024 13:47:07 -0400
> From: David Friedlander <forzion7 at gmail.com>
> To: Hoyt Duff <hoytduff at gmail.com>
> Cc: dave northrup <dave at ranteer.com>, "triumphs at autox.team.net"
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> Looks like maybe it?s cut to fit over the tranny tunnel and be a support
> for something mounted above?.
> ?
>
> Dave
>
> On Fri, Mar 29, 2024 at 1:00?PM Hoyt Duff <hoytduff at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> > Not a TT3 part. Perhaps a towing bar?
> >
> > On Fri, Mar 29, 2024 at 10:47?AM dave northrup <dave at ranteer.com> wrote:
> > >
> > > I bought a 59 TR3 some months ago and this was in the trunk with other
> > parts. Anyone know what it is?
> > >
> > > ** triumphs at autox.team.net **
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