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I've got a set of Draper expert very similar in design to those the Hilka ones and I couldn't get them in. The photo at screwfix shows a Spring that is much more open.

Have a look here http://www.the289register.com/stuart/Part%201.pdf

It's a bit more difficult if you have the cross member with the suspension attached as at bottom stroke the spring is still under quite a bit of tension. Unfortunately as a result of the rubbish design you will struggle to get standard Spring compressors in. I made a clamp using some two lengths of ...

The frames are covered in black Mohair.
A good trimmer will be able to sort that for you

You may even find that your stub axles are fine and don't need any work other than a good clean and new rubbers and cupped washers on the lower trunion and replacement bushes on the top. They are so simple to remove if they need work in the future.
In Birmingham we say "If it aint bost, doh fix it!"

A wire wheel B is fine too and will be a lot cheaper, you just need the bits I advised previously.

Or these...
https://www.longstonetyres.co.uk/205r15 ... steel.html
These have the bigger OD and will fit the arches the same as those pictured

Welcome aboard Ian, I've sent out a welcome pack that hopefully you'll receive soon. There's lots of info on Aces in the magazines I sent so should add to your reading. You might want to look at the Building a 289 section as there's plenty of info there too and a couple of Ace builds as well as othe...

Top of the roof is a very low pressure zone (wool stands vertical) so it gets vacuumed up.

Hi Frank,
I run the same setup. PCV valve connected to the carb on one rocker cover and the other has a pipe connected to the air cleaner. Never had a problem with pinking. As far as I'm aware that is a pretty standard set up.
In Birmingham we have a saying "If it ain't Bost don't fix it"!