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My concern was basically safety and cost. Every one of my 8 parts cars
with wire wheels has at least one wheel with at least one broken spoke.
No telling how many others are damaged, loose, bent, or otherwise a
safety hazard. Most of those wheels have taken 40 or 50 years of abuse
by DPOs.
However, I definitely will keep the brand new tires and wire wheels on
my Bugeye in good shape and check them often. Yes, like many of us, they
just look so darn right on our style car.
Bob
On 4/24/2016 7:18 PM, Linda Grunthaner wrote:
> Good to know, even for those of us with old motorcycles : )
> I like how wire wheels look of LBC's but after 30 years of it I was OK
> to switch LBC's with stock or other wheels basically because I'm lazy LOL.
> Lin
>
> On Wed, Apr 13, 2016 at 10:37 AM, Lester Ewing via Spridgets
>
> 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 nameâ?¦
>
> 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
>
>> 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.
>>
>> 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.
>>
>> 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.
>>
>> 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.
>>
>> 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.
>>
>> 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.
>>
>> Bob Spruck
>> Sharpsburg, GA
>>
>> 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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<font size="+1"><font face="Arial">My concern was basically safety
and cost. Every one of my 8 parts cars with wire wheels has at
least one wheel with at least one broken spoke. No telling how
many others are damaged, loose, bent, or otherwise a safety
hazard. Most of those wheels have taken 40 or 50 years of abuse
by DPOs.<br>
<br>
However, I definitely will keep the brand new tires and wire
wheels on my Bugeye in good shape and check them often. Yes,
like many of us, they just look so darn right on our style car.<br>
<br>
Bob<br>
</font></font><br>
<div class="moz-cite-prefix">On 4/24/2016 7:18 PM, Linda Grunthaner
wrote:<br>
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cite="mid:CAL0QtVcPFYYez9AifQsUyeKWyN76NjymWP3iX8URmvLGdrS-dg@mail.gmail.com"
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<div dir="ltr">Good to know, even for those of us with old
motorcycles : )
<div>I like how wire wheels look of LBC's but after 30 years of
it I was OK to switch LBC's with stock or other wheels
basically because I'm lazy LOL.<br>
<div>Lin</div>
</div>
</div>
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<div class="gmail_quote">On Wed, Apr 13, 2016 at 10:37 AM,
Lester Ewing via Spridgets <span dir="ltr"><<a
moz-do-not-send="true"
href="mailto:spridgets@autox.team.net"; target="_blank"><a
class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated"
href="mailto:spridgets@autox.team.net";>spridgets@autox.team.net</a></a>></span>
wrote:<br>
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<div style="word-wrap:break-word">Atlanta has one of the
best guys for wire wheel truing, mounting, and balancing.Â
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 nameâ?¦
<div><br>
</div>
<div>Lester</div>
<div><br>
</div>
<div>I think that this is it, Dick Maury at <a
moz-do-not-send="true"
href="http://www.coventrywest.com"; target="_blank"><a
class="moz-txt-link-freetext"
href="http://www.coventrywest.com";>http://www.coventrywest.com</a></a></div>
<div><br>
</div>
<div><br>
</div>
<div>
<div>
<div>
<div class="h5">
<div>On Apr 12, 2016, at 1:34 PM, Bob Spruck via
Spridgets <<a moz-do-not-send="true"
href="mailto:spridgets@autox.team.net";
target="_blank">spridgets@autox.team.net</a>>
wrote:</div>
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<div class="h5"><font size="+1"><font
face="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>Â </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>On 4/11/2016 9:43 PM, Diane Elliman via
Spridgets wrote:<br>
</div>
<blockquote type="cite">
<div>
<div style="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!</div>
<div style="margin:0in 0in
0.0001pt;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">Life
is good!</div>
<div style="margin:0in 0in
0.0001pt;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">diane</div>
</div>
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