Wheels on the 4x4 Estate

[mikew]

What ever I do, I cannot get the Stag wheels on the 4x4 estate to seal correctly. Its a right PITA, so I need to fit inner tubes. Now I don't mind tubed tyres for pottering about, but I am not too keen on doing 2000 miles on the RBRR with inner tubes. So, do I purchase repro stag alloys, or fit 15" Minilites or Revolutions ? or anything else ?

mike

[kevinw]

Minilites. Genuine. No-Brainer.

I've had them on my TR6 for about 4 years and despite checking the pressures in the tyres regularly, have only rarely needed to inflate. This is on a car that does huge mileage for a classic car, usually around 6,000 a year, frequently on long journeys (home to south of France or Italy, or Sweden or Greece) and always fully loaded.

And I think they suit all Triumphs as well.

Kevin

[Alan Chatterton]

Minilights, look great, period too so why not.

Revvies, you know my thoughts!

I bought a set of the new S alloy wheels from Rimmers a couple of years ago to put on my Stag. I was very impressed. Made properly, balanced up right and sealed straight away.

Personally, I would go for new S alloys for your Mike.

I thin Revvie would look a bit "bling" for that car, maybe the minilights.

Failing that, 15" steels with TR5 trims on would look awesome! (might help gear it up a bit which I think it might need!)

[leesellars]

Hello Mike

I have a brand new set of 5 stag alloys with wheel nuts not fitted. That im not going to use as i need 15" for my rally car

Lee

[Dave B]

Absolutely no question, Minilites, the original classic alternative alloy wheel.

They look the part, and loads of modern tyre options available.

[mikew]

Part of it is my concern for originality, guess I'll have to get some S alloys for shows and minilites to drive it !

[CAR]

Mike do the tyres go down due to standing in one position and are they as bad as they were at the NEC 2 years ago? I know you haven't had the chance to drive the car far yet and assess this but once used would the problem right itself almost?

The MOMOs on the estate do lose pressure over time but stand up fine all the time the car is being driven. Leave the car unused for a couple of weeks and they lose air, in the winter with lower temperatures they lose more air, more quickly.

If you are concerned about the wheels for the RBRR could you not swap them to your Stag and assess them that way by driving a distance with them?

TR5 steels and rostyles would be in keeping with the car starting out as a pi, although how many of those priceless NOS ones that you have, would be present still by the time you got back to the Plough?
I think new S alloys from Rimmers would be the best bet for originality (even though my personal dislike for them is well known), but certainly not chavtastic Revolutions

Colin

[englishbull]

My period BRM alloys lose air to whilst car is standing or whilst stacked when off the car........

[mikew]

Its the old standing still issue, leave it a week and its got 2 and a half flat tyres. They really really shouldn't do that, moved or not, I think the alloy is porous as there's no leak at the rims.

I need to fix it, it isn't ever going to be a daily driver, and its not good to leave it on flat tyres and it really really gets to me as every time I go in the garage its got flat tyres.

I agree about the Revolutions - they would go well on a Honda though

I must look at the gearing difference between 15s and the Stag 14" rims as I suspect that Alan is right about the gearing, even with 3.45 diffs fitted

[CAR]

Its the old standing still issue, leave it a week and its got 2 and a half flat tyres. They really really shouldn't do that, moved or not, I think the alloy is porous as there's no leak at the rims.

The MOMOs and I suspect Lee's BRMs have a high content of Magnesium in them as they are old wheels and in the case of the MOMOs very light even compared with a 1/2" narrower S alloy, this does tend to lead to a certain porosity though.


I must look at the gearing difference between 15s and the Stag 14" rims as I suspect that Alan is right about the gearing, even with 3.45 diffs fitted

The tyre that you choose with the 15" wheel will effect the gearing depending on the height of the sidewall. I'm sure that you won't be looking to go ultra low profile anyway Mike. If the car was supposed to have 185/80/14 as per a Stag then 195/70/15, if available, would give a very small increase in rolling circumference, the favoured size on big saloons seems to be 195/65/15 but this would lower the rolling circumference and gearing.

Colin.

BTW if you are going with some 15" wheels my vote would go with Kevin and Dave B, genuine Minilites all the way.