[Healeys] The mystery of the 100-6 Wheels

Mark LaPierre lapierrem at sbcglobal.net
Sat Sep 19 18:38:06 MDT 2009


My car is # 6744 and it is a 1960 BT7.  It has always had disc brakes in the 
front.   Not sure
how the spindle set up changes.   Most of the early wire wheel cars had fine 
thread knock offs.
Make sure you get the hubs that match your knock offs.

Mark


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Ed Woods" <fogbro1 at comcast.net>
To: "Mark LaPierre" <lapierrem at sbcglobal.net>; <healeys at autox.team.net>
Sent: Saturday, September 19, 2009 8:39 AM
Subject: Re: [Healeys] The mystery of the 100-6 Wheels


> List,
>
> I just happen to have a set of four almost new Dayton 60 spoke wires with 
> tires mounted and balanced and and set of four coarse thread eared 
> knockoffs. Of course these won't fit the front of a drum braked car. So my 
> next question is: At what point in the front suspension are the BN6 and 
> later disk braked cars identical? At the vertical link and spindle so that 
> all I need, other than the brake parts, is the correct hub? Or would 
> changes go deeper than that?
>
> Ed Woods 


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