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Drum brakes to disk brakes
Posted: Mon Feb 26, 2007 4:12 pm
by phil63
How thick do these spacers need to be ? got some 1/8 alloy plate and got a lathe . I have been fitting up these disk brakes for a couple of months but got held up for a spell in hospital . Tried a wheel on for the first time today and it does bind a bit
Phil
Phil
Posted: Mon Feb 26, 2007 5:29 pm
by Willie
It must depend on which system you have installed I assume so the only sure way would be to experiment with spacers(washers?) until you get clearance and then add on an amount to be sure. 1/8" is thinner than the spacers on my set-up.
Posted: Mon Feb 26, 2007 8:02 pm
by bmcecosse
You must make sure the wheel nuts still engage the full length of the thread - so if you add much more than 1/8" I suspect you will also need longer studs.
Posted: Mon Feb 26, 2007 8:12 pm
by jonathon
Not if the kit comes with longer studs in the first place, as they should with a properly engineered set up
The spacers are 5mm.
Posted: Mon Feb 26, 2007 8:51 pm
by bmcecosse
You would think if it needed spacers and longer studs they would come with the kit!!
Posted: Mon Feb 26, 2007 9:01 pm
by jonathon
Exactly my point BM
