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Old 10-13-2013, 01:05 PM   #14
Ross6860
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Default Re: Ford Wide 5 vs VW Wide 5 Wheels

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Originally Posted by DICK SPADARO View Post
Ross6860, If you wish to opt out of your wide 5 wheel bolt pattern, you have a problem if you have mechanical brakes. You cannot exchange 1935 small bolt pattern front hubs with the 1936 hubs as the spindle snout lengths are different. You cannot use 1940-48 hubs as the brake surface offset is different. You cannot purchase adapters as the snout design interferes with the smaller bolt pattern.
Thanks for the info.

I have an Early V8 Garage juice brake kit that came with the car.

It looks like this winter's project will be installing the hydraulic brakes.

The wife likes the stock wheels and wide whites, so maybe just Coker radials are in the future.
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