[TR] Hendrix Wire Wheel

[John Reed]

I've been enjoying super smooth drives in my TR3 since I had Hendrix Wire Wheel balance my brake drums. Last year I had Allen install new tires and balance my wire wheels. I saw he also did brake drum balancing so I also took in my brake drums this time. He added a 1 ounce weight to one of the drums. The other one was fine. (He said Austin Healey drums usually need balancing; Triumphs are usually ok, but mine wasn't). I've been driving for a year with absolutely no vibration at any speed. He had everything near perfect when he set up the new wheels 10 years ago. Now, they're perfect.

Allen also told me that he balances steel disc wheels using the 4 bolt holes to secure the wheel instead of a cone in the center hole. He said that's how Triumph dealers balanced them and it's necessary to get a good balance because the center hole in Triumph wheels was not intended to be a precise center locator.
My tires are Vredestein Sprint Classic 185/70R15 on 5.5" 72 spoke wheels. I decided to get these wider wheels and tires after the skinny rear tires slipped on some high speed curves.

Ignore any posts that show Hendrix Wire Wheel is permanently closed. Allen had Yelp and some others show he's permanently closed because they kept sending him customers looking for all kinds of modern car service. He's still there and doing great work. Well worth a long trip to Greensboro NC to see him or the cost of shipping wheels.

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