TR6 Wire wheels on TR6 [picture]

[Slider748]

For those who are considering wire wheels for their TR6, here is a picture of mine with Diamond Back Series I 185/80- R15 redline tires mounted on Dayton 6” rims. I used Moss adapters with no spacers. The suspension is stock.

 

[kodanja]

Indeed!!!

 

[Brosky]

Nothing nicer looking than wire wheels on a British sports car. Either chrome or silver, both look great.

 

[Andrew Mace]

For those who are considering wire wheels for their TR6, here is a picture of mine with Diamond Back Series I 185/80- R15 redline tires mounted on Dayton 6” rims. I used Moss adapters with no spacers. The suspension is stock.

Did the car have wire wheels before? If not, how do Moss's adapters differ from anyone else's so that they don't require spacers or shortening the lugs? Just curious....

 

[tomshobby]

At the show in Palos Hills on Saturday Shirley and I had a chance to see many cars with all types of wheels and we both agreed that we preferred the wires. Like Paul said, "Nothing nicer looking..."

Having had a couple sets painted wires we do like the chrome better.

 

[Slider748]

The car did not have wire wheels before. I pounded out the old lugs and replaced them with new shorter ones from Moss.

Another thing I might add is that the Diamond Back Tires are not near as good as quality modern tires. They are ok for slow driving but if your drving includes cornering around pylons, then forget it. The DBI are resurfaced cheap tires made in China. They look fantastic though. /bcforum/images/%%GRAEMLIN_URL%%/smile.gif

 

[TR3driver]

The car did not have wire wheels before. I pounded out the old lugs and replaced them with new shorter ones from Moss.

Worth noting, perhaps, that the factory-approved procedure was to cut off the longer studs, using a hacksaw ! With care, a cutoff blade in a grinder will work too.

Also, several people have experimented with using a separate spacer behind the wire wheel adapter, so they can avoid shortening the studs and more easily switch between steel and wire wheels. Interesting idea if, for example, you want to show the car with wires but drive (or autocross) with stronger wheels.

 

[Andrew Mace]

The car did not have wire wheels before. I pounded out the old lugs and replaced them with new shorter ones from Moss.

Worth noting, perhaps, that the factory-approved procedure was to cut off the longer studs, using a hacksaw ! With care, a cutoff blade in a grinder will work too.

Right, Randall, and that's why I posed the question! It is something that was [re-]emphasized in a fair number of Triumph Service Bulletins over the years, that the studs MUST BE SHORTENED when fitting the wire wheel adapter hubs! (I'd have to look up the exact amount to be removed, but ISTR it was somewhere around 5/16".)

 

[MadRiver]

I recall raising the issue of spacers vs. shorter lugs a while back when I was considering putting wires on my 250. I think a number of folks said that they use spacers so that the lugs don't foul the spokes, and so they can switch back to mililites or another wheel or tire setup. I don't recall anyone saying that using spacers had created any operational problems. Would like to hear more thoughts out of sheer curiousity.

As I side note, I decided that I enjoy being one of (if not the only) 250 with a really nice set of ROstyle hubcaps at club events. I think it makes the car stand out just as much as wires would. /bcforum/images/%%GRAEMLIN_URL%%/thumbsup.gif

Oh, and here's a link to the prior thread: Please click here!