72 Stag Stuart Copeland Vancouver, WA (8 posts) Registered: 03/12/2009 12:28PM Main British Car: 72 Stag Buick 4.2L v6 |
wire wheel safety
How safe is driving wire wheels with 1-2 spokes missing? Also, could someone help me out with the bolt pattern of a Stag?
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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
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 |
Re: wire wheel safety
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 (383 posts) Registered: 10/30/2007 02:27AM Main British Car: 1980 MGB '95 3.4L 'L32' SFI V6, GM V6T5 & 3.42 Limi |
Re: wire wheel safety
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. |