With a hub adapter I put wire wheels on my 1970Triumph Spitfire. The adapter caused the the center of the tire to be three inches further outboard. That was good. Widen the wheel stance six inches wider, but, doing so over powered my shocks. I solved this by putting a set of shocks from a Triumph GT 6+. I used a hammer. Then I pulled all that stuff off and put 14 inch rims and tires from a MG. Bigger tires. That was interesting too.
New wires do look good. Also grease the spinner thread and contact groove on the spinner. Tighten with wheel off the ground to centralise with a couple of taps with a copper/leather Thor hammer. (Using the leather end will not damage the spinner ears). Drop the car down off the Jack and give the spinner two mor taps. Recheck tightness after 25 to 50 miles. You can buy the wooden tool which I have as well but find it awkward to use and can induce over tightening because of the extra leverage over the spinner ears. The mallet shown was the original type of mallet and was supplied with the B, Sprite/Midget and 3000 Healey also.( Former Development/design at MG Abingdon)
Nice wheels! I've got four MWS painted ones ready to be put on my '72 MGB Roadster. I just have to replace my front hubs first. They're badly worn. I like your torque wrench idea. It gives you peace of mind that they're all torqued properly and won't loosen as you cruise down the road. Can you tell me what high temperature grease you used? Thanks. Enjoy that beautiful car!
@@Classiccarstories Hello there. I don't know how to send pictures. If you tell me how, I'll send some. Also, I've emailed rimmer bros and they just confirmed that mws does grease the splines on their laced wheels. I knew that already. So now I emailed MWS to find out what kind of high temperature grease. I just want to buy a tub for my garage for future wheel and hub spline upkeep. I'm trying not to mix greases.
