Hi Tom:
I am waiting on the delivery of my rims from www.rimandwheelworks.com. I
shipped them there for sandblasting, straightening and powder-coating. I will
take some pictures when they come back.I don't have a total price yet, but it
isn't going to be cheap that's for sure. I've had a not from them saiying that
they are done and look great, but I'll wait to see for myself before reporting
the results.
I had wobble, and flare that was making the car vibrate badly at 65 mph. No
amount of balancing would serve. I really want to keep the original look of the
car (I prefer the steel wheels over the alloy for looks) so I have chosen to go
this route. It would undoubtedly be cheaper to buy panasports or whatever.
Cheers,
Mark
-----Original Message-----
From: owner-triumphs@autox.team.net
[mailto:owner-triumphs@autox.team.net]On Behalf Of TOMJOANNMI@aol.com
Sent: Friday, May 06, 2005 9:04 AM
To: triumphs@autox.team.net
Subject: need rims
My restoration of a 75 TR6 hit a new snag yesterday when I took all 5 rims to
be checked prior to ordering new tires. Thank God I did this now , not after
I ordered the tires. What I found was that 3 of the 5 rims were significantly
bent, one was OK and one was marginal( OK for a spare). My brother owns a
franchise that repairs alloy wheels and spun the rims on a computerized run-off
machine that can accurately measure wobble and roundness. He is not hopeful
that
the bent ones can be straightened. Steel rims are much more difficult to
straighten than alloy wheels. What a bummer. Does anyone know of a domestic
source
for steel rims or does anyone have any( that are straight ) that they would
like to sell? BTW, the "marginal rim" is one that I purchased on e-bay and upon
arrival was not as good as the picture indicated. I really do not want to
purchase alloy wheels at this point. Any help would be appreciated.
Tom Miller
1975 TR6 CF36713U
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