Jaguar E type wheels and tyres

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Looking at information on replacing 5J standard wire wheels with 6J , I have found these manufacturers that advertise these wheels .

MWS wire wheel
http://www.mwsint.com/shop/Directory.asp?Persist=&... 447

SNG Barrett Dayton wire wheel
http://www.sngbarratt.com/catalogue/accessories/sh... 260

Borrani Wire Wheel
http://www.borrani.co.uk/page/JaguarETypeBorraniWi... 1,100

any reccommendations

and any photos of comparison between standard 5J compared to 6J would be helpfull ,

I take it that the bump stops should be removed ? and any reccommendations on tyres and sizes

thanks

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lowdrag said:

Well, firstly I'm going to ask you why you are changing. The roadholding won't be that much different and there are associated problems like the rear bump stops. I've used MWS wheels for nearly 30 years on my E-type and they've been fine, but when I change them - they are rusty now after over 100,000 miles - I'll go painted because they are stronger, less hassle than chromes and to boot a damned site cheaper. The latest MWS have followed the Dayton in using stainless spokes, so there isn't much difference between the makes now. However, have you thought about your spare wheel? It'll have to be a 5J because otherwise it won't fit in the wheel well. That'll create a problem if you have a puncture - where will you put the punctured one?

Its purely from appearance , I prefer the look of the wider 6J wheels on the E type rather than the 5J , I notice from a few Jaguar enthusiast sites that the rear bump stops need to be removed ,
thanks for the info on the spare , I hadn't thought of that

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i went with the 6j's not sure which make they are were fitted by the vendor prior to purchase possibly MWS ?

they look fantasic , fill out the arches nicely.