<html><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html charset=utf-8"></head><body style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space;" class=""><font color="#4f7a28" class="">Thanks to everyone who contributed to my concerns about the amount of shims required to set up the stub axle upgrade. As a result of what you all have indicated (0 to over 0.030” shim pack or custom spacers I no longer feel overly concerned with my 0.030 thickness. For those wondering what bearings I have they are in fact Timken. As a point of interest, I am using a TR2-3 RATCO frame that Tony set up to accept the full TR6 front suspension components to include the correct length lower wishbone inner fulcrum brackets. R & P steering rack is a Revington welded bracket unit. Front disk brakes are Toyota calipers, rear disk is a kit from Revington utilizing parts from early Rover (Acura). Tube shocks at rear with a RATCO kit and all four shocks are Spax. It’s been a fun project that I hope to have on the road within the next year…….</font><div class=""><font color="#4f7a28" class=""><br class=""></font></div><div class=""><font color="#4f7a28" class=""><br class=""></font><div><div class="">On Jul 29, 2015, at 10:44 AM, Randall <<a href="mailto:tr3driver@ca.rr.com" class="">tr3driver@ca.rr.com</a>> wrote:</div><br class="Apple-interchange-newline"><div class=""><blockquote type="cite" class="">Am putting the up-rated stub axle kit on my TR2 with TR6 front suspension<br class=""></blockquote><blockquote type="cite" class="">/ disc brakes and find that I need nearly 0.030 in shim thickness to allow<br class="">the disk / wheel to turn without too much effort. <br class=""></blockquote><br class="">Just a thought, what brand of wheel bearings are you using? I ran into a<br class="">similar problem when doing a Stag differential some years ago, the<br class="">replacement bearing, although apparently correct otherwise, was a lot<br class="">thinner than the one I took out, requiring some .030" more in shims to get<br class="">the correct preload.<br class=""><br class="">I saw the same thing with some cheap no-name "Made in India" bearings I was<br class="">going to use in a TR3 diff; they weren't even the same thickness as each<br class="">other! (They went in the scrap bin.)<br class=""><br class="">I'm beginning to think there is a reason that Timken bearings are more<br class="">expensive :)<br class=""><br class="">BTW, RockAuto frequently has genuine Timken wheel bearings for a good price.<br class="">I bought a set for the TR3 just a couple of months ago, and the price with<br class="">shipping came to less than half what the usual suspects charge.<br class=""><br class="">-- Randall<br class=""><br class="">_______________________________________________<br class=""><a href="mailto:fot@autox.team.net" class="">fot@autox.team.net</a><br class=""><br class="">http://www.fot-racing.com<br class=""><br class="">Donate: http://www.team.net/donate.html<br class="">Archive: http://www.team.net/archive<br class="">Forums: http://www.team.net/forums<br class="">Unsubscribe/Manage: http://autox.team.net/mailman/options/fot/adcronin@mi.rr.com<br class=""><br class=""><br class=""></div></div><br class=""></div></body></html>