Adaptor plates

[Fisher]

I will soon be replacing the front beam on my 1970 Bay and have decided to use this as an opportunity to change to disc brakes up front by fitting a later adjustable beam. Bus is currently lowered all round and running on wide 5 drums. As I don't really want to have to buy new wheels I have been considering using adaptor plates so that I can keep my wide 5 Empis. However, my concern is that using the adaptor plates will push the wheels out and give me problems with tyre rub.

Will it be possible to run the proposed set up or will I need to either fit a narrowed beam/different wheels without adaptors?

 

[Clarkson46]

Why change the beam, all you need is the later steering knuckles, hubs, calipers discs etc from ideally a post 73 van, that lot fits straight onto your existing trailing arms and ball joints. If you are going down the replacement beam route then check that it has the same drilling centres in shock towers to fit your chassis

 

[Fisher]

Why change the beam....

The existing beam is pretty rotten and has been badly patched in the past so needs to be replaced anyway.

 

[Guest]

adapters will increase track by the same width as they are, it depends how low you are if youll get scrubbing. You could also combine them with slightly narrower tyres but not advisable, If your buying a new beam get a weedeater as it one of the safest narrowed beams around.

 

[Fisher]

Scrub has already been an issue until the front was adjusted up slightly and the inside edge of the arch was cut and folded.

Seems to me that by the time I've spent the money having the beam narrowed just so I can run adaptor plates, and then buying the adaptors I may as well just buy two new wheels with the correct fitment. And as much as I'd like to fit a weedeater or similar, I unfortunately don't have that sort of money to spend at the moment.

 

[paul_q]

how about fitting custom speed parts wide five discs.