<VV> Front hubs - 4 vs. 5 bolt

[Sethracer at aol.com]

In a message dated 7/19/2009 5:53:24 PM Pacific Daylight Time,  
chartzel at comcast.net writes:

could  probably just try it to find out, but, is there any reason why
late Corvair  5-stud front hubs won't fit 1964 spindles?  I realize the
LF spindle  on lates has a speedo hole but will the bearings fit OK?  My
new V8  Corvair still has 4-stud hubs and 13" wheels.  It does look like
the  builder put heavy duty springs on the front (fortunately) but I
would like  to go to disc brakes eventually.
Clark Hartzel



Clark's Corvair list different bearings for the early vs late  car - 
Notable is that the FC uses the same bearing as the late models. It might  work, 
but the reason nobody does it is the brakes are usually swapped with the  
hub, and the larger brakes of the late car - the backing plate, wheel cylinder, 
 etc, are quite different than the smaller early. If you are swapping the 
hub,  what would you do about brakes? Why not just swap the complete spindle 
to the  late? If you want to stay with 13" wheels (why?) then Clark's sells  
(sold?) a special disk kit for the late model front spindles that fits  
under a 13" wheel. I also modified a pair of late hubs - and matching drums to  
use 4-bolt wheels. It was a pain, but saved big money on 13 x 7"  alloy 
wheels - way back in the 70s. You could do this.
 
Seth  Emerson

C's the Day! - Corvair, Camaro, Corvette



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