All this talk about wire wheel splines got me thinking. With all the
different British cars I have I should compare splined hubs. I got out my
trusty calipers and took all the key measurements from my Triumph TR6,
Austin Healey 3000, Alpine splined hubs. All of them are identical. This
leads me to believe that the splined hubs used on all of the smaller British
cars use the same design standard. I have noted that Jaguars use a larger
diameter splined hub presumably to handle the higher horsepower engines.
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> From: Louie & Laila[SMTP:bwana(at)c2i2.com]
> Reply To: Louie & Laila
> Sent: Monday, March 15, 1999 10:57 AM
> To: Jay Laifman; alpines(at)autox.team.net
> Subject: Re: 14" Wires
>
> Jay, I have 14" MGB wheels on my daily driver. SO does Loren Smith
> ("Smitty"). They work. Lou Meyers>I want to clarify my last post about the
> MGB wheels. I personally have
> >never measured the wheels. And, I'd love to be able to put 14" wires on
> my
> >car. So, if someone can prove the guy at Valley Wire Wheel wrong (the
> guy
> >that used to own it), that would be great.
> >
> >Instead of trying to find the needle in the haystack - ie someone who
> knows
> >for sure if MGB wheels will fit on Alpines, you might try to find if
> >someone knows if MGB wires will fit on an MG Midget. The MG Midget
> wheels
> >and hubs are identical to Alpines. I would think that there is more
> likely
> >to be someone out there that knows that, then about Alpines.
> >
> >Jay
> >
> >
> >
>
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