Midget disks
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- Minor Fan
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Midget disks
Has anyone who has fitted Midget disks to their Minor ever considered fitting Wire wheel disks to the standard Midget hubs? This would move the disk about 25mm further outboard and allow the calliper bracket to be outboard of the suspension leg so that all 4 fixing holes could be used.
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- Minor Legend
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Re: Midget disks
Do you mean like this?.......
But do they suit a Morris Minor?..........
Best wishes,
Mike.
An interesting look and certainly an option in period, if you sourced the parts yourself to complete the conversion. But do they suit a Morris Minor?..........
Best wishes,
Mike.
1954 Series 2: 4 door: "Sally" -- Back on the ground with (slave) wheels and waiting to be resprayed......
1970 Triumph Herald 1200: "Hetty" -- Driven back from Llangollen in Wales (twice.....)
1970 Triumph Herald 1200: "Hetty" -- Driven back from Llangollen in Wales (twice.....)
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Re: Midget disks
No, I'm thinking of using the standard steel wheel hubs which I have fitted at the moment.
The main problem with Midget disks is that they fit so close to the suspension the calliper fixing bracket has to be inboard of the 4 hole backplate fixing. Using the wire wheel disks and the steel wheel hub may allow a calliper fixing bracket to be mounted outboard of the 4 hole fixing bracket.
I'm just wondering if anyone has tried this before I start fabricating brackets.
The main problem with Midget disks is that they fit so close to the suspension the calliper fixing bracket has to be inboard of the 4 hole backplate fixing. Using the wire wheel disks and the steel wheel hub may allow a calliper fixing bracket to be mounted outboard of the 4 hole fixing bracket.
I'm just wondering if anyone has tried this before I start fabricating brackets.
Last edited by paul 300358 on Sun Dec 04, 2022 4:58 pm, edited 1 time in total.
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Re: Midget disks
The disk on the left is for steel wheels the disk on the right is for wire wheels when fitted to a midget. The only difference is the hight.