David,
If you can get a consensus on any topic, I think that this one will be
it. Using the hubs on the other side is asking for trouble. It's not
the burning out acceleration that loosens a hub, it's the braking forces
and the usual road vibrations.
Brakes are at least 2x and more frequently 3x the strength of the
engine. A way to think of this is 0-60 takes 1/8 mile and 14 seconds or
so. 60-0 takes about 300 feet and 2 seconds. This point was emphasised
during the "runaway Audi" phenomenon a few years ago. Car&Driver took an
Audi and held it at 60mph. Jamming down the brakes and the throttle
fully, the car still took only about 75 feet longer to stop. So, in that
case, the strength of the brakes was engine HP + inertia (M x V2).
Bob
On Thu, 28 Dec 2000 08:11:06 -0500 "David Pennington"
<racerx23@earthlink.net> writes:
> hello all,
> I am contemplating the (wire) wheel drive hub on the left side of my
> car,
> which looks rather sad (its been spun by the previous owner at some
> point). I
> had a wheel spin long ago on the left front, it even went off
> completely to
> my chagrin. Anyway, due to their RH thread, the left sides will
> unscrew if
> they spin during braking, which is the only time I anticipate giving
> them
> great loads of torque (as my crazy youth is long past, I do not get
> pleasure
> from doing "burnouts" and such nonsense). Anyway, is there anyone
> who's put
> right side hubs on the left side, or if this was discussed sometime,
> please
> relay the consensus if there is one. I truly appreciate this forum
> and its
> many contributors.
>
> thanks again in advance,
>
> Dave P
> 70 MGB
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