anybody have a pic of the hub where the rotor mounts? whether if be a hallcraft or total performance wheel. i guess while we're at it, a pic of the caliper mount also. with both those companies gone, is anyone selling a spindle mount laced wheel/disc brake kit for a T bucket now?
Rick, here are some shots from a Total Performance catalog from the early ‘90’s. You can put calipers on but they will be small given the spoke wheels and small footprint of the tire.
https://www.speedwaymotors.com/Wire-Wheels-Kit-for-Front-Ford-Spindles-16-x-3-5,41750.html https://www.speedwaymotors.com/Spee...MI64n6u9nL5AIVigOGCh2nuAj4EAQYASABEgLLHfD_BwE
Searched For: T-Bucket wire wheels at Speedway motors All Garage Sale Part # 7154050 Speedway Front Disc Brake Kit for Spindle-Mount Wire Wheels $499.99 (3) Universal Fit, Front Position, 10 Inch Rotor Diameter
https://www.speedwaymotors.com/Wire-Wheels-Kit-for-Front-Ford-Spindles-16-x-3-5,41750.html has been discontinued. i've heard of people using harley vl side car hubs. i have to take a closer look at a regular harley modern front hub and see if there's enough meat to machine it for an ford spindle.
Might contact Hall Craft wheels. That's been a major spoke wheel co for years. I did not search for them direct.
Here’s one adapted to a 12 spoke, not what you asked about but it does show an alternative way to mount a rotor.
Did not see discontinued. King chassis has (had?)them https://www.facebook.com/King-Chassis-112893918784097/
I ran hallcrafts on a Total Performance T in 1980.Look real cool with 3.00x18 tires,but not very good on turns.The tires would scrub,and try to roll off the rim.They cost a lot,and I was really sorry I didn't use a modern disc/rim set up.The T should go into corners like a slot car,and mine cornered like a bus.
i know, that's what i was afraid of. i have bent (40)spoke kelsey hayes with 6.00x16 firestones on it now with lincoln style drum brakes. i've been letting those guys on the photoshop thread have some fun with it. i have to admit, i'm really digging the cheater slicks and laced wheels up front. gives the car a whole new vibe.
My T uses 70s Triumph T140 or so brake rotors and calipers. I think this must have been a "thing" in the late 70s-early 80s when mine was built. My Hallcrafts and a no-name (but probably Hallcrafts) set of wires are both drilled and tapped to accept those Triumph brake rotors, and it is just a matter of having the right bracketry to mount the caliper. The original 16" wires on it are crusty from about 35 years of neglect and I was lucky to find some almost perfect 18s this spring. Same hub, drilled for the same brakes, all I have to do is switch the inner wheel bearings since these are set up for early ford axle stubs and mine has Total Performance Chevy-style spindles with the Econoline axle stub. Same bearing cup/race, just a different diameter to the inner hole that the axle shaft passes through. Was quite the education to get to the bottom of that... Total Performance basically made any and all combos of Ford, Chevy, Econoline and maybe even Anglia axle stubs and backs, whatever the hell you call the back part of the whole spindles that mounts to the straight axle. I can supply pictures if needed.
Hey, cR; That would be handy, & informative. Maybe if it's not too much to ask, you could do some dimensions? TIA. Marcus...
Let me see what I can do! I'll be taking one of the old wheels off to see if the new wheels are true before I put the tires on soon.
Ok, here goes. I tried to take the pictures aa perpendicular to the plates as possible and did my best to measure center-to-center. Didn'thave a lot of time at all this weekend Getting ready for the school year with 5 different classes to teach and helping dad get the hay in all summer delayed the wheel swap AND the basement renovations that my wife wants finished so i tried to make a big push over the three day weekend. I got the new wheels on just in time to run it down the road before the rain picked back up. Let me know if you need anything else.
Think i hit a limit. I'll add that the caliper holes are drilled and tapped for the caliper bolts. The picture without the entire caliper in view is center to center of the spindle bolts; couldn't get this stupid phone to focus on the readout.
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