Jack,
I have the strengthened front stub axles from Mark Weathers, will these work
with them.
Charly
TR6 #44
----- Original Message -----
From: "Jack W. Drews" <vinttr4@geneseo.net>
To: <fot@autox.team.net>; <triumphs@autox.team.net>
Sent: Thursday, October 13, 2005 11:15 PM
Subject: Fwd: RE: Aluminum front hubs
> >Date: Fri, 14 Oct 2005 01:09:47 -0500
> >To: Bill Babcock <BillB@bnj.com>
> >From: "Jack W. Drews" <vinttr4@geneseo.net>
> >Subject: RE: Aluminum front hubs
> >
> >Watch where you step -- don't get in the marbles.
> >
> >Southwick makes the hubs, Weatherly the axles.
>
>
> By the way, I should have given a further explanation.
>
> These are the hubs shown in the photograph in Kastner's book. 6061
> aluminum, CNC machined,stud sizes your choice of length and diameter,
> new Timken bearings (last almost forever), lip inner seal, new dust
> cap. These hubs were specifically designed to eliminate weaknesses in
> the hubs under racing conditions. They are not particularly lighter
> than the stock hubs, but they are very strong, eliminating the
> necked-down portion where front hubs break. The inner bearing is a
> larger, heavier duty bearing. In four seasons of racing, the grease
> in my inner bearings has not failed and not needed replacing, even
> under racing conditions, something you can't say for the stock inner
bearings.
>
>
> >At 08:51 PM 10/13/2005, you wrote:
> >>I'm definately loosing my marbles. Didn't Mark Weathers do aluminum hubs
> >>along with the modified stub axles? I'd go for another set of those,
whoever
> >>makes them.
> >>
> >>-----Original Message-----
> >>From: owner-fot@autox.team.net
> >>To: fot@autox.team.net; triumphs@autox.team.net
> >>Sent: 10/13/2005 5:25 PM
> >>Subject: Aluminum front hubs
> >>
> >>I'm going to try to persuade Bob Southwick to make another run of
> >>aluminum front hubs. To make my pitch more effective, if you are
> >>contemplating trying to get a set of these, please email me back so I
> >>can give him a good quantity.
> >>
> >>Thanks
> >>
> >>uncle jack
> >
> >uncle jack
>
> uncle jack
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