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ronzet

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Good morning everyone.

Just thought I'd give a public accolade for Allen Hendrix at Hendrix Wire Wheel.

I have had several conversations with Allen about the clearance of the 60 spoke wheel on my early BN4 and expressed a concern that they would not fit on the front. Allen shipped a 60 spoke wheel to me to check the clearances. The wheel does not fit correctly. I have purchased a set of 72 spoke wheels and tires and have shipped the 60 spoke back to Allen... This saved me a great deal of trouble and I am impressed with Allen's willingness to go the extra mile to provide outstanding service to his customers.

This is a great shop with outstanding and very personal service.... I strongly recommend Hendrix Wire Wheel for your needs!!!
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I would agree with you - they are a top notch outfit. I just recently purchased a set of wheels and tires for my BT7. They were extremely helpful on the telephone and even reccomended a less expensive tire solution that I originally was looking at. The tires and wheels arrived via UPS well packed, mounted and balanced. For some reason each tire/wheel had a tag that identified where it was suppose to go (right front, right rear...)not sure why it mattered.

Steve
 
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For some reason each tire/wheel had a tag that identified where it was suppose to go (right front, right rear...)not sure why it mattered.

Steve

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Steve this is common and is done so that the truest (least run-out, most round and best balanced) is on the front drivers side, second on the other front, and the worst on the rear farthest from the driver. Keep in mind there is no such thing as a perfectly true or balanced wheel only limitations to the sensitivity of measuring instruments. :smile: Any good wire wheel guy should be able to tell you which is the best and which is the worst rim. The one with the biggest weights only tells you which is out of balance the most, it does not tell you how round, true or how much runout it has.

You can go to balancing drums and rotors and shaving tires ... and ... and ... to get closer and closer though.

Anyway I ramble. This exercise is best left to Allen and folks like JB who worked for BWW as their rebuilder but stayed in Santa Cruz when they relocated further south. JB leared his craft from the likes of Allen and is my personal WW guy here in the SF Bay area.

It matters so that the driver feels the least shake caused by trueness, balance, runout and roundness from behind the wheel. The worst is farthest from the driver, best closest.

Does this make sense?

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i would like to join the chorus of accolades for alan hendricks and salute his undying enthusiasm for creating the "perfect healey". he may never get there, but it won't be because he didn't try.
my bj8 now runs as smoothly as i could ever have expected due to his his dedication and expertise.
 
OK, now I'm confused. The 60 spoke wheels that I bought from Alan fit perfectly, with no front end rub at all. This was also a concern of mine at that time, and Alan worked with me to get the correct wheel. My Healey is a 58 Longbridge, so why wouldn't they work on Ron's car?
 
Larry,

Which brand did you get, Dunlop or Dayton. I saw this thread and wondered what was up as well. I am almost positive that Daytons either fit outright, or there is an offset version available.

I still haven't decided what I am going to do on my car (48 or 60, paint or chrome) as the wires will be the last thing purchased before I declare the restoration done. All purchases after that point fall in the maintenance ledgers my wife doesn't know exists.

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OK, now I'm confused. The 60 spoke wheels that I bought from Alan fit perfectly, with no front end rub at all. This was also a concern of mine at that time, and Alan worked with me to get the correct wheel. My Healey is a 58 Longbridge, so why wouldn't they work on Ron's car?

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Patton,
I used the dayton. We tried the dunlop, and did get rubbing in the front. After a couple of conversations with Alan at Hendrix, I bought the dayton, no offset involved. He offered to take them back if they didn't work. Have had no problems. My car is a 1958 Longbridge, that's why I'm confused by what I am reading on the earlier posts.
 
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