Jay Laifman
Donation Time
Due to the troubles in finding the right tires, I'm now thinking about the 14" wire wheel option. Here are my thoughts/questions, if anyone knows:
- I've long understood that the 14" MGB wire wheel hub is longer than the Alpine hub. So the spinner doesn't get a lot of threads when tightened down. And the angle of the back of the MG wheel is different than the angle on the hub. So it is not a nice flat match. I do recall people on this board saying that's ok, and they do it. I'm still nervous about it.
- Is it remotely possible to lace MGB rims to an Alpine/Spitfire hub? And if remotely possible, is it too expensive to bother?
- Would the MGB rim laced to an Alpine/Spitfire hub put the rim in a bad spot from an offset point of view?
- Is there even 14" tires for the MGB wheel that would give a nice "stock" look, and not need to be oddly low profile?
- Anyone have pictures of MGB 14" wires on an Alpine? Does it look nice or silly?