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80 series hub flip
Posted: Wed Mar 27, 2013 8:41 pm
by Willy Hilux
Never pulled a 80 series front end apart, but is there any reason you can't flip a swivel hub and swap sides to put the steer arm on top??? I can't see why it wouldn't work

Re: 80 series hub flip
Posted: Wed Mar 27, 2013 8:57 pm
by Elmo
Never pulled one apart either Aaron, but just thinking about it I could see pinion getting in the way, I'm thinking you could use a hilux low pinion centre tho.
Other than that, nothing is screaming at me that would stop you
Re: 80 series hub flip
Posted: Wed Mar 27, 2013 9:01 pm
by GUtripper
Are the king pins vertically aligned?
Must be a reason or everyone would do it.
That said, I know nothin about cruiser gear. Other than they smash cv's a lot.

Re: 80 series hub flip
Posted: Sat Mar 30, 2013 6:43 am
by 80's_delirious
No way you'd be able to do it, even if you could, the wheels would have a stupid amount of negative camber.
The kingpins are aligned on maybe a 10-15degree angle vertically , ie draw a line through the centre of king pins, they are angled in at the top a long way.
If you could physically swap it around, your hubs would be angled up at double the incline angle so 20-30degrees
Re: 80 series hub flip
Posted: Sat Mar 30, 2013 7:26 am
by Z()LTAN
Not possible
Re: 80 series hub flip
Posted: Sat Mar 30, 2013 9:13 am
by Willy Hilux
Yeh ok, Had a look at a hilux one I had laying around and found the face of the knuckle is angled so I throw that idea out the window. Cheers for the replys