>Hi listers...
>Here's the background:
>I would like to replace the 13" stock wire wheels on my S-3 with 14"
chrome
>wire wheels. I tried a Dunlap 14x5.5 wheel with a 185-70/14 tire. It fit
>well and looked good on the car. That wheel application is specific to an
>MGB/GT and a Triumph Stag. Dayton also makes a 14" wire wheel for the
Stag
>but it's 6" wide. I'm told the Dayton wheel is a better quality wheel
than
>the Dunlap for about the same price.
>Here are the questions:
>1) Can anyone comment on the quality of Dunlaps and Daytons?
>2) Does anyone known the off-set for stock wire wheels vs. Dunlaps or
Daytons?
>3) Will a 14x6 wire wheel fit in the wheel well without fender-lip
surgery?
>Any thoughts would be appreciated. Thanks...
STOP! The hubs are not the same size. The angles at the rear where the
wheel mates to the hub do not match correctly. It is also possible, but
I'm not sure, that the hub length is not the same so that you won't have
enough thread. I've heard that people have run their cars with MGB wires.
I don't know how long it lasted. You may want to call British Wire Wheel
in Santa Cruz or Valley Wire Wheel in North Hollywood to see their
thoughts. It was the previous owner of Valley Wire Wheel that told me
about the problems.
As to Dunlaps vs. Daytons, the quality is about the same for these cars. I
have heard that the later Dunlaps that do fit our Alpines, which were built
for the Midget in the years after the Alpine disappeared, are supposed to
be stronger than the original ones.
Jay
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