Re: Fwd: Pacer Suspension:

[farna@xxxxxxx]

One more "tasking" for you Andrew! ;> 
I was told that Ford Mustang II hubs will for AMC spindles, but the hub offset is different -- almost the opposite of AMC (hub flange would be further out from the steering knuckle, increasing front track and spacing between rotor and caliper mount). Do you know what bearing set the MII uses? I don't think any machine work was required to the AMC spindles or Ford rotors to do this. 

I have a set of 1963 drums that I'm removing the hubs from. Note that drum hubs will fit on disc spindles and rotors on drum spindles, but the mounting surface (where the four holes to bolt the spindle on are) is a bit thicker on disc spindles to space the rotor out for the caliper. I have verified fit of a 1980 concord rotor on a 63 drum spindle, and vice versa. I plan on making a custom mount for aftermarket four piston calipers and using a hat type aftermarket rotor on the hubs. 

Prior to 1965 or 66 front drums/hubs are all two piece. Drive the studs out then the hub will come off. You can't tell until you take the front drum off though. Then it's easy to see the thick flange on the inside of the drum. Brake size doesn't matter. I haven't verified the last year for two piece units. I'm sure there's at least one year where both one and two piece hub/drum assemblies are used. 


On December 29, 2005 andrew hay wrote:

> i don't know of any 11" disk setups that fit amc spindles and i don't
> know of any other spindles that fit amc suspension, but i don't claim
> to know everything...
> 
> all amc spindles disk and drum use the same bearing #2/#6 bearing sets
> -except- for the '74-8 'big bendix' on big cars, and across the board
> '75-6, which uses #16/#17.  my '65 project american has a set from a
> '75 pacer.
> 
> it appears that just about all mopars '65-'72 except imperials and
> base dart/valiant also used #2/#6 bearings; '73 and '79 - but
> curiously not '74-8 - fury, monaco, polara, newport, new yorker, and
> town & country also used #16/#17.  '73-6 dart/valiant with disks and
> all the others are 5x4.5"
> 
> amc drums used to be the trick setup to convert dart fronts to 5x4.5"
> lugs.  makes me wonder if there isn't an sae spacing guideline...
> 
> ford doesn't use any of those sets, but gm small and midsize - eg.
> nova, chevelle - to '78 and fullsize '77-8 [first years of downsizing]
> used #2/#6 - but of course they're all 5x4.75" lugs.
> ________________________________________________________________________
> Andrew Hay    

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