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Bjv69ss

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Spindle Mods for drum to disc
« on: January 25, 2009, 02:39:37 PM »
Hi all...
I've been poking around on the site looking for the info on converting the drum spindles to disc.  I found info but the amount of metal to remove from the top boss on the spindle does not seem to be an exact measurement.  The last one I read was, take off about .610 of an inch  The info also said that you can use a hack saw and grind it flat.  Seems to me that it should be a machine shop job so there are no un even surfaces for the caliper bracket mounting.

Has anyone done this?  I'd like to hear from you!

Thanks, Joe
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mark x22

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Re: Spindle Mods for drum to disc
« Reply #1 on: January 25, 2009, 04:24:13 PM »

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Re: Spindle Mods for drum to disc
« Reply #2 on: January 25, 2009, 08:08:07 PM »
Thanks Mark!!!!!  That's what I'm after!   Any chance you can email that to me directly so I can print it?  PhotoBucket won't alow it to be printed!  Thanks, Joe
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Re: Spindle Mods for drum to disc
« Reply #3 on: January 25, 2009, 08:47:47 PM »
yes its sent .

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Re: Spindle Mods for drum to disc
« Reply #4 on: January 25, 2009, 08:56:16 PM »
Got it and it's printed.  Going to see the machine shop this week.  Thanks!  Joe
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Re: Spindle Mods for drum to disc
« Reply #5 on: January 26, 2009, 03:30:13 PM »
Thanks Mark!!!!!  That's what I'm after!   Any chance you can email that to me directly so I can print it?  PhotoBucket won't alow it to be printed!  Thanks, Joe

Just download it (right-click, "save picture as"), and you can do whatever you like with it.
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Re: Spindle Mods for drum to disc
« Reply #6 on: January 26, 2009, 11:30:45 PM »
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Re: Spindle Mods for drum to disc
« Reply #7 on: November 27, 2009, 03:27:33 AM »
Drum spindle to disc modification.

The easy way to do this is to bolt-on a stock caliper bracket to one of the bottom steering arm holes and rotate it up to the top boss and remove what's in the way.

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