Wheel Works Price Breakdown: Pricing may vary
| Both Rims/Hubs Powdercoated | $300 |
| Buchanan Polished Spokes/Nipples | $316 |
| Lace and True | $158 |
| Metzeler ME880 Marathon 90/90-21 | $106 |
| Metzeler ME880 Marathon 150/80-16 | $148 |
| Two tubes | $24 |
| Approx. Labor | $117 |
| Total | $1,169 |
Price excludes brake components (MSRP: Nitro 18 rotors $114.99 each, rear pads $39.48, front pads $44.82)
4. Starting with the front,...
4. Starting with the front, the hub and laces were laid out on the table. Dave pulled the laces through the outside holes on the hub first, then through the inside holes.
5. The rim was then placed...
5. The rim was then placed around the hub and spokes to be laced in a cross-four pattern. A cross-four pattern means that each spoke runs across four spokes for stability and strength. Before attaching the spokes and nipples to the rim, Dave applied anti-seize on all the threads of the spokes. The anti-seize helps protects against galling or binding when installing the nipples. Once tightened, the wheels were handed to Gary for truing.
6. Truing takes out the vertical...
6. Truing takes out the vertical and lateral movement in the wheel. Gary spun the wheel on the truing stand with the attached scribe indicator. The indicator tells Gary which spokes he needs to tighten and which to loosen in order to remove the runout from the rim. At 60 mph, vertical and lateral movement equals unstable wheels, which equals Big Trouble in Little China!
7. Matt ground down the excess...
7. Matt ground down the excess spoke ends so the new tubes didn't receive any punishment. Once smooth, he wrapped duct tape around the outside of the rims to protect the tubes.
8. Adam slapped on the new...
8. Adam slapped on the new Revtech Nitro rotors. The stainless steel discs are 11- 1/2 inches and fit a spoke wheel nicely because of their linear pattern, similar to a shrunken down version of a spoke wheel.
9. New tubes were stuffed...
9. New tubes were stuffed in between the rims and the Metzeler ME 880 Marathon tires. The beads of the tires were soaped up to ease installation onto the rim. Once installed on both wheels, the tires were inflated with nitrogen. Nitrogen is more stable to temperature fluctuations and doesn't absorb water like air.
10. Matt installed the f...
10. Matt installed the front...
11. Adam installed the r...
11. Adam installed the rear...
12. The calipers were remounted...
12. The calipers were remounted after being fitted with the new Ferodo Platinum pads.
13&14. Done! Everything looked...
13&14. Done! Everything looked great from the two-tone satin black rim and hub with polished spokes and chrome rotors with the new tires. The Sporty would like to thank the Wheel Works crew from the bottom of its engine case for giving it the facelift it had been hoping for.