Hi,
Don is right.... I had 14" on the back and 13" on
the front (which compromises the handling). I had two different sets of wire
wheel knock-off adapters... one set of adapters were the 3.75 (Spitfire) and one
was the 4 1/4 (Cortina). With this type of wire wheel once the knock-off adapter
is installed any of the wheels will fit in any position. There is another kind
of wire wheel available that bolts directly to the drum/disc with lug
nuts and these would not be interchangeable unless you changed the front
hubs (which isn't a bad idea regardless). I have heard that the wire wheel
people don't like making the 3 3/4 " adapters anymore so you might not have any
choice. The wire wheels are heavy (59.8 pounds total difference in weight
between Minilite mags and the wire wheels), they require more maintenance, are
harder to get flats fixed, and are harder to keep balanced. The only positive is
that they really look great! I traded my wheels and adapters to Wayne Bier at
Triumphs Only in Stockton California (209 939-1030) and he might still have them
if you are interested (NFI).
Good luck,
Mike Denman
----- Original Message -----From: Don LattimerSent: Wednesday, January 11, 2006 8:27 AMSubject: [MarcosManiacs] Re: Wire wheelsTwan,
The rear bolt PCD was 4 on 4 1/4" originally. Mike Denman used to
have wires on his 1800. 13" up front and 14" rear I believe. He
might jump in here and give some help.
I went to 16" wheels but had to buy new alloy hubs for the front.
Those hubs replaced the 3 3/4" PCD with 4 1/4" PCD to match the
original Ford rear end.
Why wires??
Don
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--- In MarcosManiacs@yahoogroups.com, "twanaldenzee"
wrote:
>
> Who has any experience with wire wheels for a 3 Litre?
> My main problem is the hubs, where can I find these for a Ford
axle.
>
> Any help is welcome. Thanks!!!
>
> Regards, Twan
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