[Spridgets] Disc wheel to wire wheel...

[Kitterer Bob]

Peter,

The wire wheel axles are shorter and splined at both ends.  The  
differential housing (banjo) is one inch narrower for wire wheels.  So  
there will be at least a half inch less engagement per axle in the  
diff. in a disk wheel banjo. Also I think the bearing hubs are  
different.  There are adapters for putting wire wheels on disk wheel  
axles but have always wondered if they increased the rear track by an  
inch or more.

Then there is the cleaning an tuning of the wires but they look great.

Bob Kitterer

1960 Austin Healey Sprite (Mk IV in disguise)
1966 Austin Healey Sprite Mk III (Trevor) - still in boxes
2000 Miata Special Edition

On Jul 3, 2009, at 11:21 AM, Peter Caldwell wrote:

> Listerati.....
>
> What are the pitfalls when converting the rear axle from disc to  
> wire wheels whilst keeping the disc wheel housing?
>
> Aren't the axles for the wires slightly longer resulting in the  
> standing off the hub a touch?
>
> If so, what remedies have worked?
>
> Thanks
>
> Peter C
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