Charly
BFE offers two axle strengthening kits; one works with stock hubs and the
other with the alloy (Southwick) version
Mark
-----Original Message-----
From: owner-fot@autox.team.net [mailto:owner-fot@autox.team.net] On Behalf
Of Charly Mitchel
Sent: Friday, October 14, 2005 10:34 AM
To: Mark York; 'Bill Babcock'; GRMTim@aol.com; fot@autox.team.net
Subject: Re: Aluminum front hubs
Yes, but are they all compatible or interchangeable? I was told they
weren't or did I misunderstand/ Charly
TR6 #44
----- Original Message -----
From: "Mark York" <m-syork@comcast.net>
To: "'Bill Babcock'" <BillB@bnj.com>; <GRMTim@aol.com>; <fot@autox.team.net>
Sent: Friday, October 14, 2005 9:01 AM
Subject: RE: Aluminum front hubs
> Amen
> The first time it happened my suit was nearly soiled. After a while I got
> used to stabbing the brakes with my left foot while my right foot was
buried
> on the go pedal down the straight. At the end of the straight the pads
were
> back in their normal position and I had brakes when I needed them. I got a
> lot of dirty looks from overtaking cars.
> I'm on the BFE list for the strengthening kit and the Southwick list for
> alloy hubs.
> Mark
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-fot@autox.team.net [mailto:owner-fot@autox.team.net] On Behalf
> Of Bill Babcock
> Sent: Friday, October 14, 2005 8:24 AM
> To: 'GRMTim@aol.com'; fot@autox.team.net
> Subject: RE: Aluminum front hubs
>
> I like them a lot--they don't break. Also love the uprated axles--the
pucks
> don't get pushed back in your brakes. Having that much flex in a front
stub
> is nervewracking to begin with.
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-fot@autox.team.net [mailto:owner-fot@autox.team.net] On Behalf
> Of GRMTim@aol.com
> Sent: Friday, October 14, 2005 4:48 AM
> To: fot@autox.team.net
> Subject: Re: Aluminum front hubs
>
> JK Jackson got me some of these, or something similar and we didn't use
> them, becuase JK didn't like them. Anybody else had problems, or are we
> missing something?
>
> Tim Suddard
>
> In a message dated 10/13/05 8:26:05 PM, vinttr4@geneseo.net writes:
>
>
> > I'm going to try to persuade Bob Southwick to make another run of
> > aluminum front hubs. To make my pitch more effective, if you are
> > contemplating trying to get a set of these, please email me back so I
> > can give him a good quantity.
> >
> > Thanks
> >
> > uncle jack
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