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Last post 06-20-2009, 1:35 PM by motorbill66. 1 replies.
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  •  06-19-2009, 4:56 PM 19886

    wire wheel hubs

    I'm looking for knowledge on wire wheel hubs for Brit cars.  I'm adapting the manual tire changer sold by Harbor Freight to work with wire wheels on MGA & MGB & maybe another future Midget.  I have 16 wire wheels and don't want to have them mangled by tire shops so I went with my own changer.

    My question...  Is there a difference between cars for hub diameter and splines on MGA, MGB and MG Midget?  I'd like to buy one hub to fit all wheels if possible.  I know there are differences on threads and LH/RH for knockoffs but that makes no difference since I will not be securing the wheels on the machine with knockoffs.  The MG Midget hub looks like a great candidate since it's flat and can be simply bolted to the changer.  Any insight would be apreciated. 

  •  06-20-2009, 1:35 PM 19893 in reply to 19886

    Re: wire wheel hubs

    brit car buff,

    They are all the same diameter. Often, you can find this kind of thing out for yourself by doing something I have learned from being in "the biz" for quite some time.

    Whenever some part may or may not interchange with another, I open up a catalog (or go to the online catalog) and look for some feature that might tie one thing to another. This is helpful sometimes to interchange wheel cylinders or other brake parts, or especially electrical stuff. You'll get the idea when I describe how you can answer your question:

    What do the three wheels share? Oh yeah! They all are held on with knockoffs. Go to the pages of the three wheels & knockoffs and see what part number is on the plain two eared knockoff, and voila!, all three use the same part number. So it's a pretty safe bet they are all the same diameter, which they are indeed. Enjoy.


    Motorbill
    From Lola to Land Rover, If it's British and has wheels, it's likely I've bloodied me knuckles thereupon