What wheels are these?

[Upperfield]

Now that I know what they are, what are they worth and does anyone with a Military A7 want to buy them?

I have no intention of ripping a fellow A7 enthusiast off but postage will be a little expensive given the weight.


Thanks 

Hugh

[Ian Williams]

The West London wheels with inset rather than offset were designed to go on the front in order not to over stress the King pins.

[Speedex750]

And the West London centres don't go onto late the A7 hubs and drums - those without the pegs. The late hubs are slightly bigger diameter, with a bigger centre hole through the drum. You do have to knock the pegs out of earlier drums to fit them.

Dave

[Ian Williams]

I would challenge that statement. Its is true the the very last pegless drums have a larger centre hole so wont locate properly on the earlier hubs. However of you have the correct hub it simply has a small register for the drum to locate on. This larger diameter does not extend more than a 16th'' beyond the drum face and my west London wheels fit perfectly well.

[Speedex750]

Well, they didn't on mine! I ended up with a 1/8'' spacer plate to clear the shoulder. Sounds like some may fit and some not; caveat emptor!

Addition; Looking at the same axle on my '38 Opal while doing the brakes this morning I can see that the fronts have virtually no protruding shoulder but it does protrude about 1/8'' outside of the drums on the rear hubs.

Dave