[Healeys] New Post on my Blog...tire truing

[Bob Spidell]

Probably why the rebuilders I used to know went out of business. 

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At the cost of the labor and spokes how can it be worth rebuilding wheels unless you want them to be original. 
New spokes painted are $6.00 a spoke and they have to cut all the spokes to save time. That’s $288.00 in spokes and a new 48 spoke pained wheel is $260.00. 
New Chrome spokes are $12.00 a spoke. That’s $576.00 in new chrome spokes and $368.00 for a new wheel. 
Not hard math to do. INstall new wheels. 
David Nock 
healeydoc at sbcglobal.net 
209 948 8767 
www.britishcarspecialists.com 
From: Hap Polk 
Sent: Wednesday, September 30, 2015 1:28 PM 
To: 'Bob Spidell' 
Cc: 'healeys' 
Subject: Re: [Healeys] New Post on my Blog...tire truing 


Opps: Spokes for Healey original style 48 spoke wheels. 




From: Healeys [mailto:healeys-bounces at autox.team.net] On Behalf Of Hap Polk 
Sent: Wednesday, September 30, 2015 1:07 PM 
To: 'Bob Spidell' <bspidell at comcast.net> 
Cc: 'healeys' <healeys at autox.team.net> 
Subject: Re: [Healeys] New Post on my Blog...tire truing 




Agree. Spokes are normally cut and tossed. I was suggesting MWS may be a source for Healey original style 48 spoke wheels. 




From: Bob Spidell [ mailto:bspidell at comcast.net ] 
Sent: Wednesday, September 30, 2015 9:17 AM 
To: Hap Polk < happolk at cox.net > 
Cc: Michael Salter < michaelsalter at gmail.com >; healeys < healeys at autox.team.net > 
Subject: Re: [Healeys] New Post on my Blog...tire truing 





The wire wheel specialists I've known don't bother with the spokes when rebuilding a wheel--e.g. when replacing a worn center hub--they just cut the old spokes out with a bolt cutter. It's a labor intensive job, and the spokes are a relatively small part of the cost. 







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