I've always had a desire to put a set of wire wheels on my old Buick, Cragar Star Wires, Tru-spokes, or even McLean wires. I've heard that wire wheels are hard to keep balanced....an old wives tale or for real??? Anyone that runs wires and wishes they had bought something else??
I'd appreciate your comments before I take the plunge. Thanks!

I had wires many moons ago. There just as tuff as other wheels. If you hit a pothole or what ever and bend the wire wheel it would of bent the other kind of kind of wheels to.

Only thing is i wouldn't buy them used. You don't know what they been through. There are some wheel shops that will balance them for you. for around $50.00 each.
BTW i had Try-spokes if that matters

Rick
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awsum34

Remember the only dumb question is the one you don't ask.

Is that 50 bucks for trueing the spokes or a wheel balance?

Ed, that's trueing up the spokes and making sure the wheel runs true. ( never seen one run false) but hopefuly you knew what i meant
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awsum34

Remember the only dumb question is the one you don't ask.

What about cleaning them?!!
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Your rod-less cruzn buddy, Denise

clean 'em?
ya'd have to stop drivin' it, wouldn't ya?

for me, it'd be like my old dirt bikes, muddy as hell and get washed once a month..;)
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If ya ain't drivin' it, it's just junk in the garage...

I've got TRU SPOKES on my A. No problem in 10K miles, but they are a pain in the behind to clean.
Kev

Good point about cleaning, Denise. I had a set of Cragar Tru-Spokes with 45 small diameter spokes in them and they were a total pain in the butt to clean. The look great when they're clean, but mine were never clean...I drive in rain too much. I'll NEVER have another set like them. They drove good...just awful to clean. I have seen some with large spokes and way less of them that look good and they looked like they'd be easier to clean.

Got a set on peggys' 57 bird . Cleaning is no problem . Spray British wire wheel cleaner- hose off -blow dry . That easy and they look great . It helps to have a little wax on em . CU peggys other half RP
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Peggy Diegan

Thanks to all! Okay, I'll suffer through the cleaning, they look tooooo good to pass up. Next question...should I run whitewalls with them?? A few years ago I had some Buick wire wheel hubcaps with whitewalls, when I added disc brakes I also put on a set of the Wheel Vintiques chrome rally wheels with blackwalls....the car never looked as good to me, something was missing, too much black and chrome I believe. The whitewalls added just the right touch of color that made the whole car easier on the eyes. I've talked myself into wire wheels with whitewalls. Thanks again!!

Leo, It will be a nice look. Please post a follow-up message next Oct or so, after you've cleaned them all summer long and fill us in on wether your still a happy camper with them. :)
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Your rod-less cruzn buddy, Denise

http://www.wheelvintiques.com/wires.html

I have set a wires from this company, had 15 x 10 and 15 x 12 put on the milk truck, and have had no trouble at all. pushed by a 502 Still staight nd true! http://www.wheelvintiques.com/wires.html

Have a set of OLD Appliance Fine Wires on my '33. Can be hard to clean, but unless they are really bad, any good wire wheel cleaner such as Mcquire,s or Eagle does the job. No white walls, they detract from the wheel IMHO.
Bob
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If it don't drag every now and then, chances are that it is not low enough.

Nice lookin' Studebooker, Bob.
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