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Will 1964 BJ8 wire wheels and spinners fit on my 1959 BN6 100-6? I understand that the threads changed from a fine thread to a stronger, coarser thread on later 3000s. Does anyone know or have experience with these particular years and cars? I am looking at buying a nice set of used wheels and spinners and don't weant to make a mistake on fitment. Thanks,
 
Hi 911Cop, The wheels will be OK, but the spinners will require the earlier course thread I think.---Fwiw--Keoke
 
Chris,

The Clausager book shows the change to 8 threads per inch in May of '64 with the introduction of the BJ8 Phase II model (BJ8/26705). I would be concerned about the condition of the splines on the wheels and the condition of the splines on your hubs. In my opinion, unless both are in very good to excellent condition you would be better off getting new wheels/hubs as a set.

Cheers,
John
 
Thanks for input. I will pass on the used wheels and spinners; there will always be another set out there, and my car won't be a driver for several years anyway.
 
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Thanks for input. I will pass on the used wheels and spinners; there will always be another set out there, and my car won't be a driver for several years anyway.

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Buggered! And I thought I had them SOLD!---Keoke /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/lol.gif
 
This has been my understanding as well. I have a BN6 with the 48 spoke wheels and I was told I could not fit the 60 spoke wheels, however 72 spoke wheels will fit. Problem is I do not like the look of the 72 spoke wheels...they look too "after-marketish" and although I like the way the 48 spoke wheels look, they are a bit fragile.
 
For future reference, I wonder if anyone has actually tried to fit the 60-spoke wheels to the front end of a 100-6? I agree with Nevets about appearance, and don't really want to go to 72s when (and if) the day arrives that I actually get to drive my BN6.
 
I wrote reportedly becasue I have been told that factory 60 spokes won't fit, but that the Dayton 60's will (barely). I would call Hendrix or British Wire Wheel and ask them, then let us know. I also seem to remember that someone out there made a spacer to fit 60's on thier car, but that sounds unstable to me.

I'm staying on the original 48s for now, and am toying with the idea of building a jig and learning how to true wire wheels myself. I have the article that is all over the web, but also have an old Healey Highlights that has a really detailed explaination.

Let us know what you find out.

Patton
 
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For future reference, I wonder if anyone has actually tried to fit the 60-spoke wheels to the front end of a 100-6? I agree with Nevets about appearance, and don't really want to go to 72s when (and if) the day arrives that I actually get to drive my BN6.

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Hi Chris,
I have 60 spoke chrome Daytons on my BN2 with front drums. The spokes are stainless steel. When I talked to Alan Hendrix about this, he said that the way they re-tension the spokes, they do so on all new wheels before sending them out, the spokes will clear the front drums by around .030". The long spokes are the ones that present clearance problems.

As it washes out, I think all stainless spokes do stretch a bit, in spite of Dayton's claims to the contrary. Since the longer spokes stretch a bit more than the shorter ones, the original wheel offset tends to move inboard a bit. This stretching is apparently a one time thing & once they have taken a set the wheel offset does not change much afterward.

Hendrix suggests sending the wheels with tires, back to them for resetting after 4 to 5 thousand miles of use. They will re-tension the spokes, re-true/shave & balance the tires, & return ship them for no charge.

My wheels DID change offset to the point where the long spokes were touching the drums. After Hendrix re-set the spokes the original .030" clearance was regained & no more spoke to drum contact. Alan assured me that this is a one time thing & would not need to be done again. My wheels are true within .010" in all planes & I don't expect anything to change.

So the short answer is yes, 60 spoke wheels will fit on front drums IF everything is done correctly.

BTW - the wheels & tires have absolutely no vibration at any speed up to 100 mph plus.
D
 
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BTW - the wheels & tires have absolutely no vibration at any speed up to 100 mph plus.
D

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Hey Dave,
Should you be admitting that to a guy with the handle 911cop? /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/nonono.gif
 
The 911 Targa part is true...the "cop", well, that might just be innocuous, like initials or an acronym? BTW, front wheel shimmy on a 911 is down to having virtually no weight on them (40%/60% or so). My Healey's engine alone weighs 700+ lbs, plus the tranny with OD; I don't expect to experience the same shimmy phenomenon with the 100-6.
 
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