Front wheel hubs
- Thread starter Essex Boy
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What you need is a pair of Drum Brake hubs, but you will still need to get the backplates from a pair of rear hubs and get the centre hole enlarged.
Some people on the forum have spoken of putting the front disk hubs on the back but then you need to find a caliper setup that can be used mechanicaly too for the handbrake.
Disk hubs in my opinion are easier to find (with decent CV joints) some of the old drum based ones need to have the CV bit replaced as the wheel bearings weren't looked after by their former owners.
Simon
Some people on the forum have spoken of putting the front disk hubs on the back but then you need to find a caliper setup that can be used mechanicaly too for the handbrake.
Disk hubs in my opinion are easier to find (with decent CV joints) some of the old drum based ones need to have the CV bit replaced as the wheel bearings weren't looked after by their former owners.
Simon
"Some people on the forum have spoken of putting the front disk hubs on the back but then you need to find a caliper setup that can be used mechanicaly too for the handbrake"
Now I'm confused. The above seems to indicate that you can use disc brakes on the rear. Although it seems it may be more complicated. Considering my inexperience I had better try the easier option so my request remains.
Has anyone a pair of front hubs for sale (drum type) and the longer drive shafts as the ones on my front subframe/engine etc are disc type?
Does any one need a pair of front hubs (disc type) I have a set spare?
Kevin
Now I'm confused. The above seems to indicate that you can use disc brakes on the rear. Although it seems it may be more complicated. Considering my inexperience I had better try the easier option so my request remains.
Has anyone a pair of front hubs for sale (drum type) and the longer drive shafts as the ones on my front subframe/engine etc are disc type?
Does any one need a pair of front hubs (disc type) I have a set spare?
Kevin
The drive shafts are the same size, but the CV joint (part of the hub) is different.
Take a look at a site like mini spares or mini mania (mini mania has blown up diagrams) to see all the bits / part numbers, then when you have seen the picys you should know what you need and what you already have.
My set up uses the back plates of the donors rear drums, the centres wer made biger, and were fitted onto a pair of front hubs which were drum ones, the origanal spaced rear drums are also used but you need to move the bolts from the old rear hubs too as the front ones wouldn't leave enought to hold the wheels on.
The cv joints on the original donors disk hubs can be knocked off the end of the drive shaft by following the process desctibed in the haynes manual, but you do need to hit them very hard!!! then you can put the cv joint from the drum hubs on them.
Simon
Take a look at a site like mini spares or mini mania (mini mania has blown up diagrams) to see all the bits / part numbers, then when you have seen the picys you should know what you need and what you already have.
My set up uses the back plates of the donors rear drums, the centres wer made biger, and were fitted onto a pair of front hubs which were drum ones, the origanal spaced rear drums are also used but you need to move the bolts from the old rear hubs too as the front ones wouldn't leave enought to hold the wheels on.
The cv joints on the original donors disk hubs can be knocked off the end of the drive shaft by following the process desctibed in the haynes manual, but you do need to hit them very hard!!! then you can put the cv joint from the drum hubs on them.
Simon