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1. Wire Wheel Adapters (score: 1)
Author: Unknown
Date: Tue, 4 Jun 2002 04:59:10 -0700 (PDT)
On the subject of wire wheels on TRs. . . I've always wondered about the studs and nuts that hold the splined hub extensions for wire wheels on the car. Why is it that the wire wheel studs are unsuit
/html/triumphs/2002-06/msg00109.html (7,459 bytes)

2. Re: Wire Wheel Adapters (score: 1)
Author: Unknown
Date: Tue, 4 Jun 2002 08:25:01 -0400
Hi Scott, Here's the differences: Wire wheel studs are about 9mm shorter. The nuts are tapered on both ends. Both of these because they have to fit behind the wire wheel. If you shorten the studs eno
/html/triumphs/2002-06/msg00111.html (8,648 bytes)

3. Re: Wire Wheel Adapters (score: 1)
Author: Unknown
Date: Tue, 4 Jun 2002 13:37:24 +0100
My understanding is that the wire wheels fitted to TRs were designed to fit other manufacturers cars with splined hubs as a permanent fitment. The adapter idea came later in the case of TRs. It was f
/html/triumphs/2002-06/msg00112.html (7,634 bytes)

4. RE: Wire Wheel Adapters (score: 1)
Author: Unknown
Date: Tue, 4 Jun 2002 07:53:45 -0700
The standard nuts (at least on the earlier TRs, I'm not certain about the TR6) have a blank area inside the nose with no threads. So they do actually have fewer threads in contact. More importantly,
/html/triumphs/2002-06/msg00119.html (7,686 bytes)

5. RE: Wire Wheel Adapters (score: 1)
Author: Unknown
Date: Tue, 4 Jun 2002 13:53:46 -0700 (PDT)
I like your answer Randall. I will certainly buy the idea that the big early TR lug nuts are softer metal and probably have a very large seat area to distribute the load on the wheel much better too.
/html/triumphs/2002-06/msg00137.html (9,068 bytes)


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