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Wire wheel questi-own. #1
albeegreen1 bob tresch bordentown, NJ, USA Sign in to contact 1972 MG MGB MkIII "ALBERT"	Topic Creator (OP) Mar 31, 2015 11:04 AM Top Contributor Joined 11 years ago 5,484 Posts

Are 72 spoke wheels any better to have on a B or 60 ? Would you consider them cost effective? Anyone ever switched and noticed a difference in anything other than more time needed to clean them? What were factory and why/if they were offered?
THX experts.

Bob/NJ.

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Re: Wire wheel questi-own. #2
mdubash Manek Dubash Lewes, East Sussex, UK Sign in to contact 1968 MG MGB "Odysseus"	Mar 31, 2015 11:57 AM Joined 11 years ago 1,548 Posts

My guess would be that they will make no difference (apart from a small increase in unsprung weight and much longer cleaning time). I don't think the standard MGB power output requires the additional robustness of a 72-spoke wheel.

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mgbanthony Anthony Henderson Eastern Thousand Islands, ON, Canada Sign in to contact 1962 MG MGB 1974 MG MGB	Mar 31, 2015 12:34 PM Top Contributor Joined 18 years ago 13,235 Posts

60 spoke was stock. 72 would be for "spirited" driving applications. Personally I think the 72 spoke wheels look too busy...too many spokes or something.

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Re: Wire wheel questi-own. #4
albeegreen1 bob tresch bordentown, NJ, USA Sign in to contact 1972 MG MGB MkIII "ALBERT"	Topic Creator (OP) Mar 31, 2015 12:58 PM Top Contributor Joined 11 years ago 5,484 Posts

Thanks. It does look like overkill. 60 it is.

Bob/NJ.

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Re: Wire wheel questi-own. #5
tannyo Tanny O'Haley North Hollywood, CA, USA Sign in to contact 1967 MG MGB GT	Mar 31, 2015 01:42 PM Joined 14 years ago 818 Posts

I agree that 72 spokes on a 14" wheel looks busy. If you go with a 15" wheel then I think the 72 spoke looks fine.

In reply to # 2953113 by mgbanthony 60 spoke was stock. 72 would be for "spirited" driving applications. Personally I think the 72 spoke wheels look too busy...too many spokes or something.

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Re: Wire wheel questi-own. #6
CederholmC Carl E. Cederholm BROOKLYN, NY, USA Sign in to contact 1953 Chevrolet Bel Air "The Sled" 1969 MG MGB GT "Supercharged" 1972 MG MGB "Brooklyn B" 1981 Toyota Land Cruiser	Mar 31, 2015 01:51 PM Joined 19 years ago 3,473 Posts

I did 72 on 15" to help combat the pothole hell I live in.
Very happy with the look and the ride.

~ Carl

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