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Hi Bolters. I just had a stupendous find today and had to jump on and share. It's Labor Day long weekend here in Canada and that means camping for us. But it also means a visit to a dump/scrapyard. We're like scavenger crows. After a couple of cool little finds here and there, I come across and frame and chassis from what I originally thought might be a cab over box truck. I saw the power steering box and thought maybe I could take that for the Prevost/Stovebolt, (Prevolt?? Still workshopping the name.) Then my buddy comes over and points out the place where steps may have been and some other indications that this was in fact the remains of a Winnebago style motor home.

Some synapsis and neurons fired in the old noggin and I ran to the truck to grab a tape measure. Yup. 10X7.25.

Couldn't quite measure accurately since the hubs and the tire fill line brackets were in the way. We headed home, dumped the camping gear, turned and burned, laden with jack-alls, battery impacts, sawzall, grinder etc.
Had the wheels off and loaded in the trailer in under an hour. Good shape, need a little wire wheel and new paint, but I can swap out the original 20" danger circles with more modern 19.5 solid wheels. They'll likely need new rubber but who cares. As far as I'm concerned that's $1800 we don't need to spend on wheels.

Since I had the tools, I also grabbed the steering box and the hydroboost. I'm sure down the road I'll be looking through the forums for help on possible retro fits there.

And now my long winded rambling release of excitement comes down to my actual question for tonight. This motorhome had 4 wheel disc brakes. I am attaching a photo of the rear axle and the front hub and knuckle.

Should I go back and get said axles etc for a possible disc brake swap? Is there even a remote possibility that things might fit the front spindles? The wreck is ball joint front end so I won't be using the A-arms or anything, but maybe the calipers, bracket and so on.

And as for the rear axle, I was thinking of grinder the rivets of the spring hangers and taking the entire thing wholesale.

What do you all think?