I have been running the competition stub axles (MM is a resell of Huffaker
anyhow if I recall correctly) for a number of years. I can *highly*
recommend them.
As for the originals, standard practice around here for fast road or comp cars
is
to crack test them once a year. $25/side. The standard ones give you enough
warning
that this is often enough.
Another local alternative is the grafted cortina upright which allows you to
also run
cortina disk brakes and gives you 1" of extra track. I have used that for years
too
and there has not been a single reported failure of this conversion and it ios
very
popular here.
Mike
Mike
----- Original Message -----
From <Daniel1312 at aol.com>
To: <spridgets@autox.team.net>
Cc: <PAsgeirsson@compuserve.com>
Sent: Thursday, March 01, 2001 8:06 AM
Subject: Huffaker competition (fast road in my case) Stub Axle
> Hi List,
>
> My Huffaker stub axle arrived today. This is a competition stub axle, (I
> think you guys and gals call them spindles) which is standard stub axle with
> the axle pin removed and a new quality (4130?) steel pin pressed and welded
> in place of it. It wasn't exactly cheap but I only have one life and one car
> and the one on the car is old. How likely is a standard one that is 30 years
> old, to break? I have no idea even if you do use the spacer, but when you
> have experienced lateral gee force at just over a 100mph in a road going
> Sprite you tend to think about these things from time to time, along with an
> image of the chisel marks (stress risers) from the last time the hub was
> removed.
>
> The quality of the job looks to be excellent and I just need to get some ARP
> bolts for the disc to hub spacer and hub, a countersink for the lockwiring
> holes I driled in the AN bolts, a reamer, and not least some good weather
> before I can go ahead to fit it.
>
> Not least special thanks to Paul A for sorting me out a core (and an address
> so I could buy a Tuck Jones bolt drilling jig) which I still haven't paid him
> for (I do keep reminding him) though if anyone wants an aluminium alloy MG
> Metro single 1.75 carb manifold for what I owe Paul let me know (I think this
> works out to about the going rate).
>
> AND in case anyone is wondering why I went to Huffaker it is because I don't
> think Don Racine at MM is my pal anymore (Speak to me Don) and the WC plain
> simply never replied to my e-mail.
>
> For the passenger side I have what is probably the last ever NOS spindle and
> I will gladly sell it for the price of another Huffaker item.
>
>
> Daniel1312
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