Re: TOY: The Rear Disk Quest - Cont...

[Thom Singer <ntsqd@xxxxxxxxx>]

BTW, I measured a Wilwood drum p-brake today. Diameter is ~7.125" Shoe
width I didn't measure, but I'll guess them to be about .75"-1.00 wide.

--- Ed Wong <ewong_kaizen@yahoo.com> wrote:
> >>>
> I would look at a Sequoia first because the FZJ80 hub
> will not fit on
> a minitruck axle unless you make an adapter. The
> Sequoia hub might be
> the same
> bolt pattern as the minitruck.
> >>>
> 
> Sequoia is not a full floater.
> 
> So - if all I wanted was rear disks - it almost looks
> like the Sequoia would bolt up IF one made a bracket
> adapter (the Sequioa has a trapezoidal bolt pattern
> and the mini truck's was square last I recall)
> 
> As expected, the cable exits forward. Makes some sense
> if one thinks about the space issues and the reduced
> complexity. Hmm - reminds me of the VW Golf's brakes.
> 
> Bell crank is nice for off roading as it get the cable
> into the rear where its less likely to get hung up
> somewhere.
> 
> The FZJ80 looked more promising becuase its already a
> full floater.
> 
> I was hpeing that the hub and spindle could be
> adapted, OR the better route (if the Toyota Gods have
> provenence) is that the FZJ80 disk will bolt to the
> mini truck hub... thus all you would need is 
> custom bracket (need that anyways)
> custom/modified backing plate
> 
> EWong (dreaming)
> 
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TS
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