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Adding Wire Wheels to Your Classic Triumph TR6 – submitted by Dennis McKinley
By David S. Wallens From the May 2016 issue of Classic Motorsports
It’s hard to beat the elegant good looks of chrome wire wheels. This probably explains why they were fitted to
so many of our favorite classics, although many more cars left the factory without wire wheels than with them.
Fortunately, it’s often a simple matter to convert cars to run on these wheels, especially if the cars came with
wires as an option. We did a wire wheel conversion on our Triumph TR6 using parts sourced from Moss Motors,
and the entire project took less than an afternoon.
Step 1: Remove the Old Hardware
This step is self-explanatory simply remove the old wheels and put them aside.