I almost hate to jump in Rich because of your good esperience with them,
but I feel I have to add my comments on Dunlop's. I added the chrome ones
to my BJ8 in 1986. I can't tell you how many times I have replaced spokes
that have broken off at the attachment points in the wheel over the years.
It almost got to be a joke at the place who did the tire removal. I had as
many as 5 to be replaced at one time. Recently I discovered one spoke
loose and decided to tighten it. The spoke snapped with the slightest
pressure. My guess is that many more have become brittle.
I will move to Daytons as soon as the pocketbook allows.
Regards
Tom
> [Original Message]
> From: Rich C <richchrysler@quickclic.net>
> To: Vink, Graham <vinkg@fleishman.com>; <healeys@autox.team.net>
> Date: 4/13/04 5:59:54 PM
> Subject: Re: wire wheels -- how many spokes?
>
> Graham,
> 60 spoke will be plenty fo your BJ7. You didn't say whether you were going
> for chrome, though you mentioned the stainless spokes.
> I've always used the Dunlops for my own and customers cars and have never
> had a prolem. They (India made) have been a top quality product for almost
> 20 years, though they had some problems some time before that.
> If you choose to go with chrome wheels, the Dunlops are also laced with
> stainless spokes.
> The painted Dunlops are the correct colour, but I have seen Daytons
painted
> too dark a silver grey. If you go with Daytons, check this colour issue
out
> first.
> Rich Chrysler
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Vink, Graham" <vinkg@fleishman.com>
> To: <healeys@autox.team.net>
> Sent: Tuesday, April 13, 2004 2:47 PM
> Subject: wire wheels -- how many spokes?
>
>
> > I'm going to buy some new wheels for my 1963 BJ7. Any recommendations re
> 60
> > or 72 spokes? (My originals are 48, which I'm not going back to).
> >
> > Also, my tentative plan is to buy USA Dayton instead of Indian Dunlop
--
> the
> > Roadster Factory, where I have bought many Triumph parts over the years
> > (they don't sell Healey) -- has always liked the Daytons better, saying
> they
> > are higher quality and less likely to go out of tune, especially since
> they
> > have stainless steel spokes, not chrome-plated.
> >
> > Thanks for any comments.
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