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General Category => The Sump => Topic started by: wraithknight on July 27, 2009, 01:41:14 PM

Title: front stub axles
Post by: wraithknight on July 27, 2009, 01:41:14 PM

have put in ford xw disc brakes they fit fine aye bolt into the original wish bone ball joints

Title: Re: front stub axles
Post by: ShaneJ on July 27, 2009, 02:44:11 PM

Do you mean you fitted XW Ford hubs/disks to the standard Bedford stub axle?

Title: Re: front stub axles
Post by: wraithknight on July 27, 2009, 03:28:19 PM

no xw ford stub axle to convert to five stud ford patter

Title: Re: front stub axles
Post by: ShaneJ on July 27, 2009, 03:33:49 PM

Ahh I see. So will you be using the XW brakes too?

Title: Re: front stub axles
Post by: wraithknight on July 27, 2009, 03:43:02 PM

tea mate they bolt on and ive just got to get a new brake hose made  changing the brake booster to have an ld 28 in the van have modified the front head lights used 1980 toyota crown head lights twins so changes the whole look of the van wanted the five stud pattern so i can run 17'" or 19" mags

Title: Re: front stub axles
Post by: ben on July 28, 2009, 12:46:55 AM

hey wraithknight will you have to modify tie rod end threads? or tie rod end tapers? what will yuo do there? cheers
ben

Title: Re: front stub axles
Post by: Warren on July 28, 2009, 01:08:46 PM

WraithKnight

Got any pics of the conversion, as it could be a good conversion tip, may be heaps cheaper than the kits going around.

Did you use ford ball joints to go into the bedford wishbones ?

Now if you fit Transit power steering it may all just bolt up.

Warren

Title: Re: front stub axles
Post by: hunterbynature on July 28, 2009, 04:06:38 PM

you would have to use the xw tie rod ends and adapt to the bedford rack, wouldn't you?

Title: Re: front stub axles
Post by: wraithknight on July 28, 2009, 04:23:46 PM

gunna try have sum pic up soon guys got a bit on trying to get a job

Title: Re: front stub axles
Post by: Warren on July 28, 2009, 05:29:50 PM

Quote from: hunterbynature on July 28, 2009, 04:06:38 PM

you would have to use the xw tie rod ends and adapt to the bedford rack, wouldn't you?

Yes, but if you mount the transit power steering like some of the post on thi site suggest then it could be a simplw sweet conversion.

one of the dis advantages of the HQ conversion is that the discs have to be machined out to suit the bedford bearings, last time I went to a break place they were going to replace the discs, they were border line, but didn't because of the legalities of supplying modified discs.

If it is a sraight bolt on, then it opens up the option for adding the Powere steering, and a greater chioce and availabilty of custom rims 

Warren

Title: Re: front stub axles
Post by: ethyl on July 28, 2009, 08:51:53 PM

I have a question but not sure how to frame it,
if using the ford stub axles has this changed the spring height / travel?
that is, are the ford stubs the same height / distance between balljoints as the beddy?
does this make sense
I was going to look at jag stub axles as they have huge disks / calipers and I have a wreck but haven't got aroung to measuring yet

Title: Re: front stub axles
Post by: wraithknight on July 29, 2009, 06:10:25 AM

i had no trouble with the size mate will have to check the effects hen i get the wheel alignment done havent got back to the steering arms yet been a bit bizy and im sure hoping if i can find the transit power steer unit its all guna come together

Title: Re: front stub axles
Post by: hunterbynature on July 29, 2009, 04:50:25 PM

needs a spoiler ;D

Title: Re: front stub axles
Post by: ben on July 29, 2009, 09:56:51 PM

hey warren dont need to machine discs if you use the early stub axels/ lwb stub axels. they fit xb bearings with hq discs so ive been told many times.

ben