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Re: 14" Wires

To: Jay_Laifman@countrywide.com
Subject: Re: 14" Wires
From: Robert Dobrowski <rsdslp@juno.com>
Date: Mon, 19 Jun 2000 21:15:52 -0700
Strange but the splines on my AH 3000, TR6 and Alpine are all identical.
The angles and lengths are all the same. the only difference is how they
attach to the axles.
I don't understand all this talk about the standard British splines being
different.

On Mon, 19 Jun 2000 08:54:41 -0700 Jay_Laifman@countrywide.com writes:
> The hubs on the 14" wire wheels are not the same as on the 13" Alpine
> wheels.  The hubs on the 13" wire wheels match the MG Midget/Austin 
> Healy
> Sprite, but not the TR Spitfire.  There are two places that they 
> differ.
> First, the 14" wires wheel hub is longer, so it covers more of the 
> hub on
> the car, and leaves less threads to get you spinner on.  Second, the 
> back
> of the wheel hub has a different angle than the angle on the car 
> hub.  So,
> they don't match properly.
> 
> That being said, there are folks out there who are running MGB 14" 
> wires on
> their Alpines and I have not heard of any problems.
> 
> I previously tried to find out from the MG groups if any Midget 
> folks put
> MGB wheels on their cars, and never was able to obtain any 
> information.
> 
> Jay
> 

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