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| | | | Joined: Mar 2004 Posts: 874 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: Mar 2004 Posts: 874 | Rick,
Looks real good. How much further out from stock does it put the wheel mounting surface?
Steve | | | | | Joined: Oct 2003 Posts: 5,152 Cruising in the Passing Lane | | Cruising in the Passing Lane Joined: Oct 2003 Posts: 5,152 | Looking good!
I'm curious about the impact on track width just like Ghostrider is.
Looking at the need to create a spacer on the outer end prompts some questions.
1) Have you considered drilling a new hole and shortening the spindle instead of using a spacer?
2) Did you consider creating a sleeve spacer for the inner race to move the disk further out, and possibly allowing the caliper bracket to be on the spindle side instead of the axle side of the kingpin?
3) Did you investigate putting the spindle in a mill and making the surfaces level where you are mounting the caliper bracket?
I know its always easier to respond to someone else's work than to figure it out from scratch. I'm wondering if you considered and rejected any of these ideas, and if you rejected them, why?
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It's true. I really don't do anything but browse the Internet looking for trouble... | | | | | Joined: Jul 2004 Posts: 5,708 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: Jul 2004 Posts: 5,708 | Rick In Va.
Interesting pictures. I put 76' Nova front rotors and calipers on my old '51 pickup and the process was almost identical to what I see in your pictures.
I made the bracket to hold the caliper out of 1/2" T-1...it worked perfectly. Great job and good luck.
Stuart | | | | | Joined: Sep 2006 Posts: 47 Wrench Fetcher | | Wrench Fetcher Joined: Sep 2006 Posts: 47 | Rick, thanks for sharing pics and detail of this process.It appears that the wheel mating surface may relocate inboard?If so this may create problems with the tie-rod ends. Hope the rotors are thick enough to properly locate the wheels.We appreciate your trial and error time! | | | | | Joined: Feb 2006 Posts: 222 Shop Shark | | Shop Shark Joined: Feb 2006 Posts: 222 | Hi All,
Your point about the position of the rotor on the spindle is dead on. I decided to move the rotor out by increasing the length of the spacer. I will move it out till the castle nut grooves fit the cotter pin. There is another advantage to doing this, that is by so doing, the mounting plate can be mounted on the outside of the spindle bolt holes rather than the inside of the spindle bolt holes. The spindle holes are on the same plane on the outside, making the fabrication of the bracket much easier. I will make up a new spacer and bracket and take a picture for you all to see. I think if the rotor is moved outward, the tie rod ends will not be an issue. I have another concern and that is that I am almost certain that the 15 inch standard wheel will not fit over the caliper. 16 or larger wheels may be needed. I don't have a wheel handy right now but I will get one and let you know about that as well. Thanks everyone for advice, you can save me a lot of reworking!
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