Huh. Good point, Lawrie. But my local Wheel Works will mount and balance my
wire wheels, and as far as balance is concerned, they seem to do a decent
job. At least, in my experience, an out-of-balance front wheel gives
immediate and unmistakable feedback through the MG's steering, and I'm not
noticing that.
on 3/4/01 4:49 PM, Lawrie Alexander at Lawrie@britcars.com wrote:
> Phil,
>
> Is this really true? What special equipment do they have? I've never yet
> found any tire shop (let alone a mass-merchandising chain like Les Schwab)
> to have taken the trouble to fabricate the special adapters needed to
> properly center a wire wheel hub on their computerized dynamic balancing
> machines.
>
> My guess is, if your local L.S. store does really have a proper adapter (one
> which seats the wheel on a cone specifically machined to the correct angle
> for the hub's inside taper, and securing the wheel with a "nut" that has the
> same taper as a knock-off spinner, it's only because an employee or a
> regular customer has an LBC. I cannot imagine that would be true in every
> Les Schwab store!
>
> Lawrie
> British Sportscar Center
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Phil Bates <jello@ida.net>
> To: Tim Economu <economu@whidbey.com>
> Cc: MG List <mgs@autox.team.net>
> Date: Sunday, March 04, 2001 4:32 PM
> Subject: Re: Need wheels trued
>
>
> (SNIP)
>
>
>> Not sure about truing in the Seattle area, BUT, for balance, most Les
> Schwab
>> dealers have the right equip for wire wheels.
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Max Heim
'66 MGB GHN3L76149
If you're near Mountain View, CA,
it's the red one with the silver bootlid.
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