Thread: Hubs for c/t

Providing the bearing races are the same distance apart, its a doddle,

Grab a set of rover hubs and the half shafts take them to a bearing shop and say "hi, bearings to make that, (hand them the rover hub) run on that (hand them the half shaft) Thank you."

they will do some measuring and searching, possabley use a computer, and then say "certainly, you need these bearings" and then will usually put a couple of boxes on the counter and say "that will be $X" give them that amount of money and take the boxes.

I could easily be co-erced into giving you a set of hubs from the front end of bug 2.0 for nada....

I'll even throw in the old bearings, seals and grease...

you pay postage or come pick em up.

depends on a couple of factors...

what brand is your current hub assembly? and is it braked? and if so is it disc or hub ?

from my investigations for a disc based replacement on what they term a "ford" bearing hub can be about $600 for the hubs alone....

I am not sure what brand the hub assembly is .It is not braked but I would be having the new setup with electric brakes as i already have the controller fitted in the Disco.I have been told of atrailer place in Beenleigh [Qld]that could do the job,but Ihave yet to contact them.

Mike

OK here's what i've found knowone will do a Disco 2 hub for a trailer with the 14mm Disco stud, one mob would do the disc hub with 9/16th stud which is close and AL-KO will do a drum hub with 9/16 studs but no disc hub.

The Holden HQ and Commodore has the same PCD/stud pattern of 120mm so what you do is go to any trailer place buy HQ disc hubs take them to an engineering shop or anyone that will do it and knock the Holden 12mm studs out, buy some 14mm Landrover Discovery 2 studs and have the disc hum drilled to suit the studs.

Trust me when i say you can't get D2 hubs made unless it's done when the trailer is made and this is only from some campertrailer manufacturers.

I spent 6mths trying with only one company in Melbourne that would do what i wanted which they stuffed up and i had to get them to make a second set, when i asked them again just recently they said NO we can't do it, no reason just won't do it.

So there you go, if anyone can get this done please let me know cause i want disc brakes on my camper.

Disco 1 and defender hubs are off the shelf items

Baz.

Originally Posted by Redback

The Holden HQ and Commodore has the same PCD/stud pattern of 120mm

Just being pedantic, but Commodores have a metric PCD, HQs have an imperial one. Very close, but NOT the same.

Just being pedantic, but Commodores have a metric PCD, HQs have an imperial one. Very close, but NOT the same.

correct. bloody close though, but 4 out of 5 studs aint enough

cheers phil

Thanks Baz for your post.I will try this place in Beenleigh .I will let you know how it pans out.

Mike