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5/14/13, 12:02 PM |
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splined front hubs for sprint car??
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Join Date: May 2013 Posts: 15 |
I am looking at purchasing a used winged sprint car that has splined front hubs on it.
I am familiar w/ direct mount and with 6-pin hubs, but these look old-school. Are they safe? Should I look to switch them out? Is the spindle different than a "better" style hub? |
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5/14/13, 3:40 PM |
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Re: splined front hubs for sprint car??
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Join Date: Aug 2009 Posts: 773 |
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They have 3 advantages...the first being that you will have spare fronts with splined centers..this allows you to use a front wheel on the rear end to help give you more room width wise in the shop or on the trailer..the second is that you can move a front wheel in or out a bit by using a half inch or quarter inch spacer instead of having to get a wheel with different offset (provided the hubs have the longer splines)....the 3rd advantage is that you can find spares/replacements SUPERCHEAP!!!!! at swap meets and such...my car owner has somewhere around 10 sets of these hubs and probably 30 splined front wheels in his attic.. As for safety...it is a bit stronger than a D/M setup, and as long as you check your wheelnuts to make sure they aren't loose you should have no problems with the set up. |
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5/15/13, 12:32 AM |
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Re: splined front hubs for sprint car??
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alot quicker to change out if need be. And we run them still. If you have mag. centers on your wheels they turn out pretty light also.
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