I now have these hybrid front drum brakes and hubs.
The drums are twin leading shoe 8" drums, fitted to what appear to be
standard hubs.
An odd combination.
I cannot see why someone would fit drums in place of discs on a later bodied
car and what the 8" drums are from!
Guy
----- Original Message -----
From "gerard" <pixelsmith at gerardsgarage.com>
To: "Guy Weller" <Guy.Weller@kencomp.net>
Cc: <midgetsprite@yahoogroups.com>; <spridgets@autox.team.net>
Sent: Wednesday, August 11, 2004 8:46 PM
Subject: Re: Drum & Disk
> Hi Guy,
>
> No they are not. If the correct king pins were swapped with the drum
> set-up, they will be incorrect for disk brakes. However, that being a
> somewhat obscure fact, they may have been left with the originals.
> The difference is in the length to the step where the shims are
> placed under the trunnion.
>
> Gerard
>
> At 11:43 AM +0100 8/11/04, Guy Weller wrote:
> >Are the front swivel hubs the same on drum
> >and disk brake set-ups?
> >
> >Guy
>
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