Midget wire wheel conversion

About a year ago a certain clicking sound became apparent when accelerating from a dead stop or braking — this was not good news. Now the handling is much more direct and precise and there is no wabble a wheel alignment certainly helped as it was about 4 degrees out. It would be great to get a little more participation. When going this route, new full-length studs will need to be installed before the disc wheels can ever be reinstalled. Integral splined hubs - if converting from steel wheels to wire wheels this option requires extensive modification - half shafts have to be replaced at the rear and the steel wheel brake discs replaced by wire wheel brake discs: As someone said earlier you have to be careful to buy spindles with good splines and also the same goes for used wire wheels. AtRo Racing Rob Rossiter.

That'll teach me to jump to conclusions. Good old-fashioned service with a digital interface. May 2, 3: The kit includes the hubs, as well as the required replacement front wheel bearings. Nice to look at, not so good for going and stopping. An adapter for the spare tire is also included. Use the wheels, hubs and rear axle from a wire wheel-equipped Midget or Sprite.

Did you find this article useful? Jaguar Engine Oil Chart. The rear swap is straight forward. These are NLA so you'll need to source a good used set. Details may differ slightly from the procedure described above.