On Wed, 27 Dec 1995, Thomas Story wrote:
> have the opportunity to purchase 4 brand new in the box wire wheel hubs for
> 25$ each. Is this a good price? What else is required to convert a 67
> Spitfire to W/W's? Do the axles need to be changed? I know the bolt pattern
> fits, was just wondering if these were worth picking up for future use.
That sounds like a decent deal to me. Obviously, you'll need knockoffs
and wire wheels themselves ;-); beyond that, all you need to do is
shorten the wheel studs (I forget exactly how much) and purchase the
special nuts to hold the adaptors on. The studs need to be shortened so
as not to foul the wheels.
Do make sure you get the correct hubs for each side: "normal" (RH) knockoff
thread for the left (near) side and LH knockoff thread for the right
(off) side.
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