Tom, yes, and see email from me to go to site, with pictures.
Larry
Tom Witt wrote:
> I think what Larry was getting at was that the rotor is just reversed. Being
> that it has a designed in offset from the pad contact area and its mounting
> point when it is flipped over (but still mounted in the original position)
> it offers more clearance for a steering arm to extend into (that is what you
> ment, Larry???) Tom Witt B9470101
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Theo Smit" <tsmit@shaw.ca>
> To: "Larry Paulick" <larry.p@erols.com>
> Cc: <BlueGolfer@aol.com>; <Veeseeoso@aol.com>;
> <sosnaenergyconsulting@cox.net>; <garywinblad@attbi.com>;
> <tigers@autox.team.net>
> Sent: Thursday, February 28, 2002 8:33 PM
> Subject: Re: Tiger Brake Upgrades
>
> > Rob is right. If you mount something to the outside hub flange, and then
> bolt the
> > wheel to the outside of that, then the wheel has indeed moved outboard. In
> my
> > upcoming (for about a year and a half now) vented disc brake conversion,
> I'm making
> > aluminum hats that bolt to the inside of the hub, just like the stock
> discs. The
> > hats will have a Z shape to space the discs as far outboard as possible.
> >
> > Theo
> >
> > Larry Paulick wrote:
> >
> > > Rob, no this does not. The spindle and hub, with the mounting for the
> wheel,
> > > remain in the same place. It is just the mounting of the rotor on the
> hub that
> > > changes. In my case it is the mounting of the alum hat, then to the
> rotor that
> > > changes.
> > >
> > > The only change is the rotor position.
> > >
> > > Larry
> > >
> > > BlueGolfer@aol.com wrote:
> > >
> > > <snip>> >
> > > > One thing bothers me about this fix. The Tiger front wheels already
> stick out
> > > > further than the rear wheels. This makes them stick out further,
> right?
> > > >
> > > > Rob
> > > > Melbourne, FL
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