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[MiniMadAdy]

ello you lovely people , i changed my my hubs to disks on me mini that used to have drums ,it seems that me fitting the disk hub sof another mini has threw the wheels toeing out all over the place which im told is becuase i need my old arms of my drums or a older car lol my car is a w reg 1980 anyone know if thats right and what arms i can use??

[icklemini]

it seems that me fitting the disk hub sof another mini has threw the wheels toeing out

yeah kinda expected - lots can nock them out - new bushes and all sorts...

im told is becuase i need my old arms of my drums or a older car lol my car is a w reg 1980 anyone know if thats right and what arms i can use??

arms are all the same (except early mk1) - you've probably got a bent one somewhere...

[MiniMadAdy]

it seems that me fitting the disk hub sof another mini has threw the wheels toeing out

yeah kinda expected - lots can nock them out - new bushes and all sorts...

im told is becuase i need my old arms of my drums or a older car lol my car is a w reg 1980 anyone know if thats right and what arms i can use??

arms are all the same (except early mk1) - you've probably got a bent one somewhere...

nah they all seem the same dont think its bent and the rubbers and all that was brand new lol so i was told it was the steering arms anyone help?

[icklemini]

its not the steering arms - they are all exactly the same except the mk1s (which also had a different rack).
- the cooper s arms were beefier - but still maintain the same angles.

new rubbers and all that being new *will* upset the tracking if it was previously setup with knackered rubbers...

ttfn,
Dave

[MiniMadAdy]

its not the steering arms - they are all exactly the same except the mk1s (which also had a different rack).
- the cooper s arms were beefier - but still maintain the same angles.

new rubbers and all that being new *will* upset the tracking if it was previously setup with knackered rubbers...

ttfn,
Dave

as i worked for like 6 years in a garage fitting wheels doing balancing and tracking i know that lol but the wheels are point out in diffrent directions so it isnt just tracking lol thanks tho

[icklemini]

as i worked for like 6 years in a garage fitting wheels doing balancing and tracking i know that lol but the wheels are point out in diffrent directions so it isnt just tracking lol thanks tho

well something else is kaput then.. use that 6 years of experience to investigate!!

In answer to your original question though you can certainly rule out the steering arms as they are all the same on disk and drum hubs (as above: assuming they aint bent.)

good luck with it...

ttfn,
Dave

[GraemeC]

Have you fitted Mini or Metro hubs and/or arms?

[icklemini]

Metro hubs and/or arms?

good point - metro hubs and stuff really do bugger it up (and not just the tracking)

[minidan]

isnt it because the disc hubs are much wider than the drums? ie they stick out further from the car. if this is the case then surley thats why the tracking is a mile out. the steering rack will still be connected to the arms, but with the wheels further out it will give a huge toe out no?

get extended track rod ends.

Edited by minidan, 14 May 2007 - 11:32 AM.

[Gr4h4m]

isnt it because the disc hubs are much wider than the drums? ie they stick out further from the car. if this is the case then surley thats why the tracking is a mile out. the steering rack will still be connected to the arms, but with the wheels further out it will give a huge toe out no?

get extended track rod ends.

Its about 1" wider. The disc cars have a 1" spaced rear drums. I used a 1" spacer on the rear as the fronts were wider. When Mark did mine he had to reset the tracking.