Jarrid Gross (Yorba Linda, CA) wrote:
>
> Tony and alpines,
>
> >Can somebody tell me if the Series V style brake drums will fit
> >on the earlier Series. I'm having second thoughts about grinding those
> >balancing lugs off my drums to fit the bolt-on wire wheels and the
> later
> >Series drums do not appear to have these lugs.
> >Tony Leeming
> >Series II Alpine
>
> Drums are fully interchangable among all years.
>
> Also, the early drums can be milled, then rebalanced.
>
> Spacers can be added to allow for clearance of aftermarket wheels, but I
> found
> that for my minilite replica wheels, the required spacers took too much
> of the thread
> engagement of the lug nuts.
>
> I milled a my early drums .100 inch, then checked the balance.
> They did'nt need to be balanced, so I did not.
>
> Everything worked great.
>
> Jarrid
Jarrid, thanks for the quick response. I managed to locate a set of
drums off a Series V and I will be checking them out on Friday.
I appreciate your help - saved me a lot of hassle!
Thanks Tony
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