Nice components and the kit looks well put together. Really nice that no parts have to be modified.
My only question, and a small one at that, was whether it might have been possible to mount the caliper further around to the rear, so that the hub's swivel pin assembly didn't have to be dismantled and removed in order to screw in the top caliper mounting bolt, but I'm sure there's a sound engineering reason why. In any case, once it's on, it's not likely that the caliper will have to come off very often.
Some general views of the hub assembly:
I did buy and install one of these kits on my S2 project. As you mentioned, it’s a great product and everything fits nicely. I also was quite disappointed with the need to remove the upper swivel pin, so I spent some time researching the issue, asked a couple people and even tried to reach out to Mr Turrel which was the original designer of this mod (I wasn’t able to get any answers from him). I even had a chat about this with TerriAnn Wakeman.
ReplyDeleteI noticed that mounting plates in this kit are supposed to be mounted on the opposite site from what they are marked for, I tried mounting them on the same side they were marked for and this allows the calliper mounting bolt to just clear out the upper swivel pin.
I believe that they were moved to the opposite side to give the calliper more clearance for when the pads get thinner and the calliper then moves closer to the swivel housing. So, I installed the plates on the side they were marked for and made a small notch on the swivel housing right where the closest part of the calliper could hit, this way it won’t touch the housing when pads get thinner AND I was able to install it all without removing the upper pin.
I have pics of this all if anyone is interested in looking at it