Miata Mailing List: February 1998, Message #580
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From: 	Lanny Chambers <lanny@derived.com>

Subject: Re: Wire Wheels

Date: 	Wed, 4 Feb 1998 20:54:16 +0000



On 2/4/98 05:09, Steve An san@hq.prodigy.com wrote:



>If you like the way they look, fine, but performance wise, they are

>dissappointing compared to your alloys.



Specifically, figure on somewhere around 3 times the weight of stock 

alloys, maybe more. Count on them flexing under load. I dunno if modern 

wire wheels stay adjusted or break spokes for no good reason, but my MGA 

cured me of them forever.  :-P



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Lanny Chambers, St. Louis

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