[Tigers] stock wheels

[Steve Laifman]

Tigers,

As I recall, both Alpines, Tigers, and Triumph TR4's had steel disks 
added, per racing rules, to prevent them from coming apart in a race.  
This backed up the wheel disk hubs to prevent wheel loss.  Still a good 
idea for the road.

Steve

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Steve Laifman
Editor - TigersUnited.com
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MWood24020 at aol.com wrote:
> As another "data point", Tigers running stickier, contemporary rubber 
> and healthy motors have also been known to pull lug nuts through the 
> stock wheels...if you have any intention to engage in "spirited" 
> driving, running stock wheels is probably not a very good idea.
>  
> In a message dated 10/15/2008 5:55:09 P.M. Pacific Daylight Time, 
> sralsten at ca.rr.com writes:
>
>     IIRC one of the Tiger prototypes had Alpine wire wheels and the torque
>     broke the spokes