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@DannyP posted:

Right, That's what I'm talking about. You may be able to machine the CB hubs to fit the bearings that come with the Socal kit, moving them in some. And shim the caliper in a little, possibly machining some off the caliper bracket(the one on the caliper, not the spindle). Or even use a different and much lighter caliper!

Imagine that, aluminum hub and caliper with an iron rotor and a solid steel spindle. Perfect.

I'm curious how you make out with this, not for me, for others that are looking to do this.

I think for the time being, I’m going to punt. Put new drums, shoes, and SS lines all around, put the discs on the back burner and move on to getting my aluminum tank made. 

Depending how the drums work, I’ll revisit next winter. 

In my searching last night, I came across some Wilwood calipers that were $215. According to one of the posts re: the AC Ind kit, the rabbit calipers use a standard bolt spacing, so at some point I’m going to dig through the Wilwood website and see it I can find a caliper with that bolt spacing. 

Danny, do you remember what the ET is on your Vintage 190’s? And do you have 4.5’s on the front. I’ve noticed a couple of websites only sell the 5.5’s but I do remember seeing 4.5’s somewhere.  

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