<html><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=us-ascii"></head><body style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space;" class="">Bob,<div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">First item is that the hubs for WW and Disk wheels are completely different. This is one reason that the diff housing is an inch shorter.</div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class=""><img apple-inline="yes" id="00C17F38-7B61-45AF-88DF-E484DFC0F784" src="cid:D2FAECA9-46FC-4AF6-8BAE-4F601A6B343C" class=""></div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">Next using a diff from a later model car would require either changing mounting attachment points to fit the bugeye or changing the suspension on the bugeye. The way around this is IF you can find a diff housing from an early MK I Midget with WW. The early Midgets had the same rear suspension as the bugeye. This is how my car is set up but then my conversion was done in 1968 and such parts were more available.</div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">The tread was the same for all years of production. 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<div style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); letter-spacing: normal; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space;" class="">Bob Kitterer<br class=""><br class="">1960 Austin Healey Sprite (Mk IV in disguise)<br class="">1966 Austin Healey Sprite Mk III (Trevor) - still in boxes<br class="">2013 Miata</div><div style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); letter-spacing: normal; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space;" class="">2017 Mazda CX9<br class=""><br class="">Pay it forward.<br class="">Thanks Frank</div>
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<div><br class=""><blockquote type="cite" class=""><div class="">On Jan 25, 2018, at 10:28 PM, Bob Spruck via Spridgets <<a href="mailto:spridgets@autox.team.net" class="">spridgets@autox.team.net</a>> wrote:</div><br class="Apple-interchange-newline"><div class="">
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<div text="#000000" bgcolor="#FFFFFF" class=""><p class=""><font size="+1" class=""><font face="Arial" class="">I should be able to measure a
hub from a wire wheel car and a disc wheel car. One thing I do
know is that the wheel studs are different. I believe the WW
studs are shorter to accommodate the taper on the front side
of the axle that meshes with the taper on the backside of the
WW. I can measure them too.</font></font></p><p class=""><font size="+1" class=""><font face="Arial" class="">I wonder what happens if you
use a disc wheel hub with short studs to mount wire wheels?
Does it shorten the overall width such that there is tire/body
interference?</font></font></p><p class=""><font size="+1" class=""><font face="Arial" class="">I also assume that since
Bugeyes never came from the factory with wire wheels (only
disc wheels) that the diff housing is as wide as the later
model's disc wheel car. That would mean that later model WW
axles would be shorter and would engage the splines in the
diff gears a half inch less on each side. Anybody have any
experience with later model WW axles being used on a Bugeye
diff assembly? My conversion plan is to use later WW axles
with the disc wheel hubs but with the shorter wheel studs. Has
anybody ever done this?<br class="">
</font></font></p><p class=""><font size="+1" class=""><font face="Arial" class="">Bob<br class="">
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<div class="moz-cite-prefix">On 1/25/2018 11:32 PM, Trevor Jessie
via Spridgets wrote:<br class="">
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<blockquote type="cite" cite="mid:CAHkEVvQ0U7cqGiT2SiQST9A-yEv0NXEMcqAfPQZKXu847FNCOg@mail.gmail.com" class=""><p dir="ltr" class="">Ok... but why do the HUBS have different part
numbers?</p>
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<div dir="ltr" class="">On Thu, Jan 25, 2018, 11:26 PM Bob Kitterer <<a href="mailto:bkitterer@me.com" moz-do-not-send="true" class="">bkitterer@me.com</a>>
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<div dir="auto" class="">The diff housing is one inch narrower for the
wire wheels. This keeps the rear tread the same as foe disk
wheels.<br class="">
<br class="">
<div id="m_7811001176225147816AppleMailSignature" class=""><span style="text-align:-webkit-auto;background-color:rgba(255,255,255,0)" class="">Bob
Kitterer</span>
<div class=""><span style="background-color:rgba(255,255,255,0);text-align:-webkit-auto;font-size:13pt" class=""><br class="">
</span></div>
<div class=""><span style="background-color:rgba(255,255,255,0);text-align:-webkit-auto;font-size:13pt" class="">1960
Austin Healey Sprite (Mk IV in disguise)</span></div>
<div class=""><span style="background-color:rgba(255,255,255,0);text-align:-webkit-auto;font-size:13pt" class="">1966
Austin Healey Sprite Mk III (Trevor) - still in boxes</span></div>
<div class=""><span style="background-color:rgba(255,255,255,0);text-align:-webkit-auto;font-size:13pt" class="">2013
Miata</span></div>
<div class=""><span style="font-size:13pt;text-align:-webkit-auto;background-color:rgba(255,255,255,0)" class=""><br class="">
</span></div>
<div class=""><span style="font-size:13pt;text-align:-webkit-auto;background-color:rgba(255,255,255,0)" class="">Pay
it Forward</span></div>
<div class=""><span style="background-color:rgba(255,255,255,0);text-align:-webkit-auto;font-size:13pt" class="">Thanks
Frank</span><br class="">
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On Jan 25, 2018, at 7:36 PM, Trevor Jessie via Spridgets
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<div dir="ltr" class="">on the MGexperience, someone pointed out
to me that there are different part numbers for rear
hubs on a wire wheel car than a disc wheel car. What
is the difference? I thought only the housings were
different.
<div class=""><br class="">
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<div class="">Thanks,</div>
<div class="">Trevor</div>
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