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1. Disk Brake conversion (score: 1): Author: Pete Phillips <phillipp@cfw.com>; Date: Tue, 06 Apr 1999 16:29:23 -0400; I have a friend who wants to convert his Bugeye to disk brakes. Does anyone make a complete kit to do this, or is it parts car time? Pete Phillips 61 Bugeye; /html/spridgets/1999-04/msg00236.html (6,560 bytes)
2. Disk brake conversion (score: 1): Author: Unknown; Date: Mon, 14 Feb 2005 15:46:13 -0800; I know there are a slew of posts out there about this very topic and I have done some searching throught he archives. But, 1. Should one replace the early style rear brakes with the front disk conver; /html/spridgets/2005-02/msg00262.html (7,044 bytes)
3. Re: Disk brake conversion (score: 1): Author: Unknown; Date: Tue, 15 Feb 2005 00:16:05 GMT j1F0FVZC008095; 1. mix-up. All the cars had drums at the rear. There were no discs at the rear on factory cars, year notwithstanding. 2. so I shall ass-m-me you mean converting the front drums to the later front dis; /html/spridgets/2005-02/msg00263.html (6,859 bytes)
4. Re: Disk brake conversion (score: 1): Author: Unknown; Date: Mon, 14 Feb 2005 18:29:21 -0600 reply-type=original with any abuse report; You were not reading closely enough, Cap'n The question was whether it was worth the effort to update the original rear drums to the later rear drums as long as he was doing the disk conversion. IIR; /html/spridgets/2005-02/msg00265.html (7,491 bytes)
5. Re: Disk brake conversion (score: 1): Author: Unknown; Date: Mon, 14 Feb 2005 16:47:48 -0800; There was a difference in rear drums on Bugeyes & early Mk2 Sprite and those on later Spridgets. I can't explain the differences right now without digging out books - but Hal you want later rear dru; /html/spridgets/2005-02/msg00267.html (7,928 bytes)
6. Re: Disk brake conversion (score: 1): Author: Unknown; Date: Tue, 15 Feb 2005 02:09:34 GMT j1F290fN012994; Oh, yeah Jim...absolutely... "single" and later "double acting"...but no discs. Good point and advice though for sure, Jim. Cap'n Bob '60 Frog; /html/spridgets/2005-02/msg00276.html (7,053 bytes)
7. Re: Disk brake conversion (score: 1): Author: Unknown; Date: Tue, 15 Feb 2005 02:11:45 GMT j1F2BCfG013131; I misinterpreted. Kudos to you as well Jim Rogers for picking up on this as well. Ignore previous mail/post in this respect, obviously! :):) Cap'n Bob '60 Frog; /html/spridgets/2005-02/msg00278.html (6,905 bytes)
8. Disk Brake Conversion (score: 1): Author: Unknown; Date: Sun, 13 Feb 2000 11:15:51 -0600; I have been planning to convert to disk brakes on the wife's Bugeye for some time. Well this weekend was the time for the project. Several years ago I picked up the remains of a Midget that had only; /html/spridgets/2000-02/msg00732.html (8,183 bytes)
9. Re: Disk Brake Conversion (score: 1): Author: Unknown; Date: Sun, 13 Feb 2000 13:28:47 -0800; Bob The steering arms point towards the wheel, they ride inside the rim. You may have the trunions on backwards, a common mistake because of the way things appear. The knob of the trunion (part with; /html/spridgets/2000-02/msg00733.html (8,582 bytes)
10. Re: Disk Brake Conversion (score: 1): Author: Unknown; Date: Sun, 13 Feb 2000 11:03:50 -0800; The steering arms definately mount pointing toward the wheel, but your problem is, the caliper attaches to the rear side of the axle assembly, not the front. Not sure how you could miss this since t; /html/spridgets/2000-02/msg00734.html (9,425 bytes)
11. Re: Disk Brake Conversion (score: 1): Author: Unknown; Date: Sun, 13 Feb 2000 13:15:26 -0600; Frank and all others, Looks like I have the stub axle assemblies on the wrong side of the car! If that is truly the problem, I'm relieved! SInce Friday night i have spent almost time until today in t; /html/spridgets/2000-02/msg00735.html (9,693 bytes)
12. Re: Disk Brake Conversion (score: 1): Author: Unknown; Date: Sun, 13 Feb 2000 20:55:56 -0000charset="iso-8859-1"; The caliper goes towards the rear of the hub assembly. If the mounting holes for the bolts are in front of the stub axle, then you have the hub from the wrong side of the car! The steering arm bolts; /html/spridgets/2000-02/msg00737.html (9,716 bytes)
13. Re: Disk Brake Conversion (score: 1): Author: Unknown; Date: Sun, 13 Feb 2000 18:59:20 -0800; I don't know the change date, but the steering rack and tie rods between the '69 and '74 had different diameter threads, and the tie rod ends were not interchangeable. I chose the rack from the '74 b; /html/spridgets/2000-02/msg00745.html (10,989 bytes)
14. Re: Disk Brake Conversion (score: 1): Author: Unknown; Date: Mon, 14 Feb 2000 10:14:01 -0600; I'm happy to report that after getting list advice yesterday on my disk brake conversion, I am back to the point I was Saturday night. I'm ready to mount the calipers and attached the brake line. As; /html/spridgets/2000-02/msg00759.html (8,102 bytes)

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