When I converted my 60 Bugeye to wires I used the parts from a 65 Midget and
all parts fit fine including the axles.
Larry Miller
-----Original Message-----
From: Patton Dickson <kpatton@worldnet.att.net>
To: John Colosimo <jcolosim@exodus.lrcsb.lakeheadu.ca>
Cc: spridgets@Autox.Team.Net <spridgets@Autox.Team.Net>
Date: 19 December, 1997 8:51 AM
Subject: Re: Converting to Steel Wheels
>Gosh I hope not. I got the directions out of a book(which I don't have
>in front of me, maybe it was Porter's). If this is true, I'm in a bunch
>or trouble.
>
>Any verifications out there?
>
>Patton
>
>
>John Colosimo wrote:
>>
>> Hello,
>> I believe the axle housing for the wire wheel cars is a bit narrower than
>> that for the solid type, and the axle shafts are shorter to suit. I
think
>> the axle shafts from a solid wheel car are too long to fit in that
housing.
>> A freind of mine just went through this conversion and he had to change
the
>> whole rear axle to fit the solid wheels.
>>
>> John Colosimo
>> 60 &64 sprites
>> wires and solid resectively
>>
>> Hi Evangelos,
>>
>> I'm in the middle of doing the reverse conversion myself (to bad we are
>> so far off, we could just trade parts).
>>
>> All you need from a steel wheel car is
>>
>> wheels
>> hubs and lugs
>> new front rotors (get new ones though)
>> both rear half shafts
>>
>> I got the whole swivel arm assembly from the front on mine though,
>> that way, all I had to do was take off the king pin nut (with spring
>> compressed), remove the brake calipers, and slide everything I needed
>> right off. The parts yard decided that they would rather save the time
>> than go through he process of stripping the hub. Lucky me!!!
>>
>> Patton
>
>--
>Patton Dickson Dallas, TX
>
>1967 Austin-Healey Sprite H AN9 L 69437
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