Triumph Sports Cars

engine swaps and other performance upgrades, plus "factory" V8s (Stag and TR8)

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72 Stag
Stuart Copeland
Vancouver, WA
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Registered:
03/12/2009 12:28PM

Main British Car:
72 Stag Buick 4.2L v6

wire wheel safety
Posted by: 72 Stag
Date: May 22, 2009 02:42PM

How safe is driving wire wheels with 1-2 spokes missing? Also, could someone help me out with the bolt pattern of a Stag?


72 Stag
Stuart Copeland
Vancouver, WA
(8 posts)

Registered:
03/12/2009 12:28PM

Main British Car:
72 Stag Buick 4.2L v6

Re: wire wheel safety
Posted by: 72 Stag
Date: May 27, 2009 11:49AM

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!!


BlownMGB-V8
Jim Blackwood
9406 Gunpowder Rd., Florence, KY 41042
(6470 posts)

Registered:
10/23/2007 12:59PM

Main British Car:
1971 MGB Blown,Injected,Intercooled Buick 340/AA80E/JagIRS

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Re: wire wheel safety
Posted by: BlownMGB-V8
Date: May 28, 2009 09:54AM

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.
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BMC
Brian Mc Cullough
Forest Lake, Minnesota, USA
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Registered:
10/30/2007 02:27AM

Main British Car:
1980 MGB '95 3.4L 'L32' SFI V6, GM V6T5 & 3.42 Limi

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Re: wire wheel safety
Posted by: BMC
Date: July 21, 2009 08:31PM

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.


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