Charly,
That is awesome news. I will try to get to see them later this week. I
already have the wheels off the car and in my rig.
Jack
-----Original Message-----
From: Charly [mailto:charly@mitchelplumbing.com]
Sent: Sunday, July 24, 2016 6:31 AM
To: 'FOT List' <fot@autox.team.net>; Jack Brooks <JIBrooks@Live.com>
Subject: Re: [Fot] wire wheels - balancing
Yes.
TNT Tire on South Tacoma Way can do the balancing. I probably have a hub around
that'll work for you also, I'd have to look.
Charly Mitchel
TR6 #44
On Sat 23/07/16 9:30 AM , Jack Brooks JIBrooks@Live.com sent:
> My local tire shop "had" the capability to balance wire wheels, but
> people retire, things change and while they sold me on the ability to
> do the work, the fixtures have disappeared and they can't get a
> repeatable balance on the standard computerized machine using the back
> plate and cones. As a result I have nice new tires for my
> street/AutoX TR3, but no way to balance them. I can't even find a
> shop with a bubble balancer.
> Questions:
> -Does anyone sell an adapter kit? I would like to own a set of
> fixtures because this is not getting any easier over time.
>
> -Does anyone know of a shop in the Seattle area that can balance
> centerlock wheels? How about anywhere in the PNW? If I have to drive,
> I will.
>
> -Does anyone have a spare spline adapter (hub extension for wire
> wheels) and knockoff off that are too shoddy to put on a car, i.e.
> worn splines or beat up, so I can make an adapter? I may be able to
> scrounge up some machine shop access and I can run a lathe.
>
> -At worst case, does anyone have an adapter set I can borrow for a few
> days?
> Thanks in advance,
> Jack, in prime driving season and sidelined, in Seattle
>
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