I'm not a fan of wire wheels and thought I'd switch to bolt on hubs, finding the things has proven far more difficult than I thought. Anybody know where a set of these could be found for a 1970 Series 2?

 

Why not look to upgrade the brake disks and calipers at the same time by going to ventilated later Jaguar XJ hubs etc? Do you fancy Jag pepperpots? Check specs of wheel bearings for both inner & outer . . . but, beware replacing entire carrier & stub, coz IIRC, the king pin may have different geometry. Check first.

This was a common ModSports racing conversion because, in my country at least, wire wheels became a serious "no no" in competitive racing after some serious failures. May not be the case for Historic Racing, but worth checking with the ModSports chaps.

Best wishes,

Ken

 

Not really a bad idea, spoke to Dayton yesterday, they think they can build me a set of more modern looking wires I can live with. I think I was mostly annoyed that I was generally stuck with 15" rims as I think 18" is a better size for a more contemporary appearance. Trying to create more of a sinister vibe.

 

18's?? Be careful. I have seen some 16" wheel changes rub too much inside the wheel wells to be safe.

 

Obviously, for a given rim width, the tyre profile must be reduced when larger diameter wheels are used . . . this preserves the original rolling radius so that rpm to road speed gearing is maintained and speedo remains accurate.

Guard rubbing would indicate that either this profile management has not been done, or that overly wide rims (or even rims with too much offset) have been used. There are numerous tyre converter tools on the internet.

Cheers,

Ken

 

Dayton already had a similar project on their web site. I figure I'll just emulate what that person did. I'll likely have to at least roll the fenders. Picture below. It's a Series 3 not 2 so there is a bit of risk but if I have to flare I can do that as well. Hoping just to roll the things though. The guy had good taste in rubber, I love these Michelins.

9 X 18 & 10 x 18 DAYTON WIRE WHEELS WITH MICHELIN PILOT SPORT CUP TIRES 265 /35/18 AND 285/30/18

Here is the link, it is a pretty impressive car: Jaguar E type series III