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Old 03-28-2008, 10:38 AM
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Originally Posted by 67alloy View Post
I think the Daytons are a good compromise. There is just SOMETHING about them that doesn't look visually right, and I can't quite put my finger on it. Maybe getting some Borrani knock-off spinners to fit would help.
It is the lacing pattern of the wires. Look at a Borrani off of an old Ferrari or a 1900 and compare it to the Dayton (or a typical British wire wheel). You will see a difference in where the wires meet the rim and how they originate from the hub. The correct terms for this escape me at the moment (center-laced vs rim laced or something like that). That is the reason that people like to use wires from something like a Ferrari 250 or something ($$$$). A friend who used to have a 2600 (and who happened to be a Jag enthusiast) tried to mock up a wire wheel conversion using some Jag wires and it just did not look right. Plus, he never could source a hub that would work (not that he tried that hard...)

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