12 spokes with stoppers

I want to use my old 12 spoke spindle mount americans on the street.. Any one installed rotors on these wheels with success. There's not much of a boss on the wheels to drill and tap plus I'm a little skeered to drill and tap magnesium. The car is a '32 5 window with blown 354. Say it can be done

 

I wouldn't run those on the street, too much chance of damage to the wheel and If they are the thinner 12 spokes I don't believe the tires (width/size) are meant to carry the engine ch***is loads,especially side loads you'd see while street driving, they were meant for 1/4 mile hops down the strip not freeway & side street driving?

I maybe wrong? just my $ .02
Paul

 

Check with www.ch***isshop.com, or Mark Williams Ent or Strange Engineering. You need spindle mount type brakes. A brake system balance valve should be used with all that weight in the front. A blown 354 hemi could weight as much as 800 lbs or more.

 

Doesn't Rader Wheels make aluminum copies 18 x 3'' ?

 

well we will need to see pictures of this 5W coupe before much respons can be formulated

 

Just some ideas, but I kinda have a problem running a 40 year old spindlemount on the street. In fact, I have trouble running a 40 year old magnesium spindlemount on a 130 MPH race car.
Larry T

http://www.jalopyjournal.com/forum/showthread.php?t=336541

 

more.

http://www.jalopyjournal.com/forum/showthread.php?t=336534

 

It can be done, but like the picture above 15'' spindle mounts with front brakes look like ****... DW on here has some 18'' spindle mounts with some real small disc brakes and they look really good and did not hurt the look of the 18'' spokes at all.

A 32 coupe with a blown hemi better have a 4 speed...

I run magnesium 12 spokes on the street without front brakes and it doesnt bother me at all.

 

Thanks for the info and pics Larry. E.C. I gotta agree they look like **** and you're a bad influence!!!! I'm still on the fence.

 

What kind of trouble ? ?

 

What "The Shadow" said.

 

@tricky steve , I'm not sure how active @Larry T is. His comment was made 15 years ago.

 

I run them On my flathead drag car. It is a VERY light car . Weighing it at 1380 lbs. and I run 1/8 mile at about 85 mph. It has been on the track and street for about 3 years with no problems.

 

I saw some were ( maybe here ) they were turned to take a aluminum ring and then right at the seam were the ring pressed on they were drilled ( maybe milled ) with holes and the threads were in both halves locking them in place then drilled further out for the rotors .

I have a set of 15" and Id be scared to wreck them but man I wish they had brakes sometimes for the altered I'd like to build and run in 300 foot drags they have near here.

 

Check out Brian's @racer-x's rebuilding after the crash thread. I believe he shows the process. His 5 spokes look killer but they're not the wagon wheel style 15" or 18". @JimSibley's are the first i can remeber seeing. They look good. Haven't seen that car before. Great looking hotrod.