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General Category => Triumph Sports Cars => Topic started by: 72 Stag on May 22, 2009, 02:42:47 PM

Title: wire wheel safety
Post by: 72 Stag on May 22, 2009, 02:42:47 PM
How safe is driving wire wheels with 1-2 spokes missing?  Also, could someone help me out with the bolt pattern of a Stag?
Title: Re: wire wheel safety
Post by: 72 Stag on May 27, 2009, 11:49:42 AM
Ok I found the bolt pattern. But could someone please chip in about how safe it is to drive around with 1-2 spokes missing??
I am trying to get a much neglected Stag back on the road and need to know where to put the $$.
Any input would help!!
Title: Re: wire wheel safety
Post by: BlownMGB-V8 on May 28, 2009, 09:54:35 AM
Missing, or broken? The biggest risk from a broken spoke is that it will puncture the tube and cause a flat. If the rest of the spokes are tight you can get by with it for awhile but if you break more than 2 or 3 of them it's time to change the wheel to something stronger.
Title: Re: wire wheel safety
Post by: BMC on July 21, 2009, 08:31:38 PM
I have driven on wheels like this. Better to not go racing but you can run on these. Listen to what Jim says above!

-BMC.