Hi Mike,
Isn't the suspension you have from a wire wheel car? I think everything is
the same except the hubs, but I'm not positive. The king pins between drums
and discs are not interchangeable, so make sure you use the disc brake one.
The banjo axle is narrower on a wire wheel car too, but you should be able
to use the brake components you'll need if you choose to swap. I would
probably swap over to the later dual piston rear cylinders with the rear
drums, but it's not absolutely necessary of your rear brakes are in new
condition, which I'm sure yours are.
Gerard
At 9:19 PM -0800 3/19/02, Mike Maclean wrote:
>I would like to thank all who responded to my Minilite question. What I
>came away with was that I should change from drum to disc brake for
>offset clearance. I should also use 5 or 5.5 width for fender clearance
>when turning. I guess I'll be changing to disc brakes. I've got the
>suspension from a mid 60's Midget to use for parts for this conversion.
>All I have to do is install new bushings, kingpin and swap out the whole
>stub axle assembly (rebuilt and repainted of course) with my original
>drum setup, right? Should I also R&R the rear brakes with the later
>version? Are they an improvement also?
>Mike MacLean-60 Sprite
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