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1. Spoke wheels vs. disk: (score: 1): Author: "David and Kalon Randall" <superhoser@hotmail.com>; Date: Tue, 11 May 2004 13:22:17 -0400; I'm told that disk wheels are lighter and stronger than wire wheels (I've not weighed them myself). Why then did the British racing cars all use wire wheels? Even when they switched to Mini Lite sty; /html/mgs/2004-05/msg00206.html (7,139 bytes)
2. RE: Spoke wheels vs. disk: (score: 1): Author: "David Breneman (DHL US)" <DAVID.BRENEMAN@dhl.com>; Date: Tue, 11 May 2004 10:39:34 -0700; That depends... Because they were lighter and stronger! :-) Actually, they were lighter and strong enough. Until the advent of aluminum or alloy wheels, that is. Wire wheels also provided better brak; /html/mgs/2004-05/msg00210.html (7,742 bytes)
3. Re: Spoke wheels vs. disk: (score: 1): Author: "Paul M." <rowman22001@yahoo.com>; Date: Tue, 11 May 2004 11:37:45 -0700 (PDT); Yes, the wheels themselves are lighter than the steel wheels. But when you factor in the weight of the bulky hubs and spinners, the total weight of the wire wheel assembly is heavier than disk wheels; /html/mgs/2004-05/msg00211.html (7,748 bytes)
4. RE: Spoke wheels vs. disk: (score: 1): Author: "Dodd, Kelvin" <doddk@mossmotors.com>; Date: Tue, 11 May 2004 11:59:40 -0700; Wire wheels flex under load, which allows them to handle very high stresses without failing. Steel wheels of the time had a nasty tendency to fatigue crack even under moderate street use. This is so; /html/mgs/2004-05/msg00214.html (8,267 bytes)
5. RE: Spoke wheels vs. disk: (score: 1): Author: "David Breneman (DHL US)" <DAVID.BRENEMAN@dhl.com>; Date: Tue, 11 May 2004 12:28:21 -0700; Which leaves me to wonder... Then why do so many people believe you should only use 60-spoke racing wheels on MGAs with radial tires? I've always been of the opinion that for street use, the 48-spoke; /html/mgs/2004-05/msg00215.html (7,520 bytes)
6. RE: Spoke wheels vs. disk: (score: 1): Author: "Dodd, Kelvin" <doddk@mossmotors.com>; Date: Tue, 11 May 2004 13:36:10 -0700; The original MGA tire had a very narrow footprint and would not generate very high sideways loads before sliding. Radials have a much wider footprint and subsequent high loading can cause the 48 spo; /html/mgs/2004-05/msg00218.html (8,795 bytes)

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