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Atlanta has one of the best guys for wire wheel truing, mounting, and =
balancing. He is a Jag guy and cut up a jag spindle so there is =
something specific to mount to . Now I just need to remember his name=85
Lester
I think that this is it, Dick Maury at http://www.coventrywest.com
On Apr 12, 2016, at 1:34 PM, Bob Spruck via Spridgets =
<spridgets@autox.team.net> wrote:
> Beware getting wire wheel work done by a local tire shop. I did that =
with my w/w '72 and they really screwed them up. Most places don't have =
the equipment or the experience to properly mount or balance w/w's. Mine =
ended up with a terrible imbalance because the shop couldn't support the =
hub and keep the rim concentric with it. Therefore the hub and the rim =
were on different center lines. VERY noticeable on the road. And not =
repairable unless you can find someone who knows how to tune and tighten =
w/w's. Those guys are getting hard to find, at least in the Atlanta =
area.=20
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> Also be wary of a service like K&T Automotive in Allentown, PA =
advertises. They call it tire truing. All they do is shave the tire to =
make it balance. So your wheel could be grossly out of whack and they =
shave the tire to make it balance. Not good.
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> Many people recommend you have your w/w work done at a motorcycle =
shop. I have not tried that but it makes sense if you can find one and =
verify that they can and will do what you want.
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> I had to convert my w/w '72 Midget to disc wheels (actually, I used =
the Minilite replicas that I had as rain tires on my '67 Midget vintage =
race car). That's a fairly straight forward job but did take lots of =
time.
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> The Sebring Sprite replica I bough last year has the bolt-on w/w =
conversion as well as brand new tires, so I hope I don't need any w/w =
work for a while.
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> If you tell us where you are located, some of us might be able to =
invite you to a vintage race to see what goes on. I've been hooked and =
racing my '67 for 25 years.
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> Bob Spruck
> Sharpsburg, GA
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> On 4/11/2016 9:43 PM, Diane Elliman via Spridgets wrote:
>> Well, I thought I would try and start my Midget tonight. It has been =
in winter hibernation for at least 6 months in my garage. I am soooo =
excited and happy to say she started just fine. I really had no real =
trouble starting her. The battery was strong. I took your advice last =
Fall and put some of that Stabil stuff in the gas tank. I guess it =
really worked good!!! Thank you all for such good advice! So now I plan =
on taking her on Friday to get the new tires and tubes put on. They have =
been in my garage all winter too! No school Friday, so I have time to =
get it done, in-between grading papers. It is supposed to be close to 70 =
degrees this weekend too, so I can take her out for a ride. Maybe even =
venture all the way to the swap meet in her. (45 min. drive!) LOL. I =
just got my Midget last October, and have not really taken her anywhere, =
just around here a little. I am so looking forward to getting some =
things done to her and repainted. I also want to come and see some of =
you race those little Spridgets!
>> Life is good!
>> diane
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after-white-space;">Atlanta has one of the best guys for wire wheel =
truing, mounting, and balancing. He is a Jag guy and cut up a jag =
spindle so there is something specific to mount to . Now I just =
need to remember his =
name=85<div><br></div><div>Lester</div><div><br></div><div>I think that =
this is it, Dick Maury at <a =
href=3D"http://www.coventrywest.com";>http://www.coventrywest.com</a></div>=
<div><br></div><div><br></div><div><div><div>On Apr 12, 2016, at 1:34 =
PM, Bob Spruck via Spridgets <<a =
href=3D"mailto:spridgets@autox.team.net";>spridgets@autox.team.net</a>> =
wrote:</div><br class=3D"Apple-interchange-newline"><blockquote =
type=3D"cite"><div bgcolor=3D"#FFFFFF" text=3D"#000000" =
style=3D"font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; =
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text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: auto; word-spacing: =
0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px;"><font size=3D"+1"><font =
face=3D"Arial">Beware getting wire wheel work done by a local tire shop. =
I did that with my w/w '72 and they really screwed them up. Most places =
don't have the equipment or the experience to properly mount or balance =
w/w's. Mine ended up with a terrible imbalance because the shop couldn't =
support the hub and keep the rim concentric with it. Therefore the hub =
and the rim were on different center lines. VERY noticeable on the road. =
And not repairable unless you can find someone who knows how to tune and =
tighten w/w's. Those guys are getting hard to find, at least in the =
Atlanta area.<span =
class=3D"Apple-converted-space"> </span><br><br>Also be wary of a =
service like K&T Automotive in Allentown, PA advertises. They call =
it tire truing. All they do is shave the tire to make it balance. So =
your wheel could be grossly out of whack and they shave the tire to make =
it balance. Not good.<br><br>Many people recommend you have your w/w =
work done at a motorcycle shop. I have not tried that but it makes sense =
if you can find one and verify that they can and will do what you =
want.<br><br>I had to convert my w/w '72 Midget to disc wheels =
(actually, I used the Minilite replicas that I had as rain tires on my =
'67 Midget vintage race car). That's a fairly straight forward job but =
did take lots of time.<br><br>The Sebring Sprite replica I bough last =
year has the bolt-on w/w conversion as well as brand new tires, so I =
hope I don't need any w/w work for a while.<br><br>If you tell us where =
you are located, some of us might be able to invite you to a vintage =
race to see what goes on. I've been hooked and racing my '67 for 25 =
years.<br><br>Bob Spruck<br>Sharpsburg, GA<br></font></font><br><div =
class=3D"moz-cite-prefix">On 4/11/2016 9:43 PM, Diane Elliman via =
Spridgets wrote:<br></div><blockquote =
cite=3D"mid:018801d1945c$bff14fe0$3fd3efa0$@sbcglobal.net" =
type=3D"cite"><div class=3D"WordSection1" style=3D"page: =
WordSection1;"><div style=3D"margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; =
font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;">Well, I thought I would try and start =
my Midget tonight. It has been in winter hibernation for at least 6 =
months in my garage. I am soooo excited and happy to say she =
started just fine. I really had no real trouble starting her. The =
battery was strong. I took your advice last Fall and put some of that =
Stabil stuff in the gas tank. I guess it really worked good!!! Thank you =
all for such good advice! So now I plan on taking her on Friday to get =
the new tires and tubes put on. They have been in my garage all winter =
too! No school Friday, so I have time to get it done, in-between grading =
papers. It is supposed to be close to 70 degrees this weekend too, so I =
can take her out for a ride. Maybe even venture all the way to the swap =
meet in her. (45 min. drive!) LOL. I just got my Midget last October, =
and have not really taken her anywhere, just around here a little. I am =
so looking forward to getting some things done to her and repainted. I =
also want to come and see some of you race those little =
Spridgets!<o:p></o:p></div><div style=3D"margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; =
font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;">Life is =
good!<o:p></o:p></div><div style=3D"margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: =
11pt; font-family: Calibri, =
sans-serif;">diane<o:p></o:p></div></div><br><fieldset =
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