Jack -
Thanks for the advice on that. My problem is the disc itself sits narrow
track a hair too much and so the jaguar gurling calipers I have, the e-brake
pads don't sit flush on the disc without shimming. In addition, because the
disc itself is too thin, the spline hub itself sits about 1/4" too narrow...
meaning I have too much threading on the lugs, rather than too little...
with too much the lugs might be in contact with the wheel, but I can't tell
because it's too hard to see back there!
Thanks for the advice though... I think I saw your el dorado conversion at
Tahoe in 2002. It was really nice! Your car is great.
Cheers,
Alan
'53 BN1 '64 BJ8
On 12/8/05, Brashear, Jack, N <JNBrashear@garverengineers.com> wrote:
>
> Hi Alan, I use KN Minator bolt-on alloy wheels and I put Cadillac
> ElDorado disks on the rear of my BT7 so I know what you're up against
> with the rear track width. I needed 2" added to each side to have what
> I wanted to see. This presented a problem since the wheel studs were
> way too short so adding spacers was not the answer. Maybe you don't
> need as much addition as I did if you're using wire wheels, but I urge
> you to see just how much spacing you can do without running short of
> stud threads. I ended up having a pair of 2" thick "adapters"
> fabricated from 6061T6 aluminum alloy and replacing the stock studs with
> 3" dirt track racer studs. There's more to the story than these few
> short details so feel free to contact me if you wish. BTW, the bolt
> circle diameter is 5.00 inches. Lotsa Luck!!
> Jack
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-healeys@autox.team.net [mailto:owner-healeys@autox.team.net]
> On Behalf Of Blue One Hundred
> Sent: Tuesday, December 06, 2005 12:54 AM
> To: Healey
> Subject: Wheel Spacers????
>
> Hi -
>
> I want to get some 5 bolt wheel spacers for the rear end of my BJ8, and
> I was hoping someone on the list would know what the five bolt pattern
> spacing measurement on the rear axle of a healey is? Also, does anyone
> have a recommendation where I can get the correct sized wheel spacers
> for a healey? I have a rear disc brake conversion kit on my car and
> just need to widen the rear track just a hair to get it back to original
> width.
>
> Many thanks,
>
> Alan
>
> '53 BN1 '64 BJ8
>
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Alan
'53 BN1 '64 BJ8
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