Im putting together a T-bucket/Modified car. I have a stock model A axle with the original mech brakes and drums and what not still on it. I wanted to have some spoke skinny motorcycle wheels on it. No front brakes. Just want them small and open. Anyone know of a place i might be able to get something like that? Or know of what spindles i would need? Or what kind of wheels i should be looking for? Or where I can get them? Thanks in advance, Andrew
Total Performance can probably help you. They have 35 years of experience building T buckets. Get their catalog.
Total performance for the wires, I run them on My Model A truck, but run front brakes also......Airheart brakes are small and old looking and are better than nothing..............You can also look into Radirs newer 12 spoke spindle mount design, they also have the drag race type brake provisions also.........Both set ups you can get for the early Ford spindle...........Littleman
37-41 round flange or 42-48 "square" flange spindles will do the job. Use the appropriate kingpin and bushing set and you're there. You could use the 28-31, 32-34 or 35-36 spindles if you buy a bearing spacer kit(hydraulic brake adapter kit for 28-36 spindles, use the spacers, throw away the centering rings for the backing plates).
yea i was just shocked though to see the price of the wheels. Its over 350$ per wheel. I think for that price ill just use the stock model A wheels and not run the brakes.
When the price of parts (or availability) exceeds the true Hot Rodders budget - he gets creative. THAT is what separates the "men" from the "boys". Get creative - get brakes on there!
MrManz, if you scout around, I bet you could find a used set of wires and buy a new set of Airheart brakes for the cost of a new pair of wires...And have the Kool lookin small brakes to boot.........I really recommend running brakes on all four corners when ever possible, I am not telling you what to do, but I just recently had to drive my Coupe........and it does not have front brakes as of yet, and it was all bad. The rear end would come around real easy.......I know others that have cars that do it........but mine just does not like it.......I am assembling the parts now to do it, I have always intended to run them.......Goodluck, Littleman
There was a swapmeet in town this last weekend with a "car show" included, and I saw no less than 7 "hot rods" without front brakes!! The reason I KNOW it was 7, is because I thought about doing this with my "T" , so I "CSI'ed" the situation and invesgated to see if they were truly brakeless!!!, and I also looked at them all to see if they were licensed!! They ALL were! A "T" is a light car, although a "big" motor,... will just rear brakes work on "our" rods??? This would save me SO MUCH aggrevation and ------->money................Ken
that is the main reason that i am not thinking of doing front brakes. The cost is high. But i also really like the look of just the spoke wheels up there.
my tip on driving a car w/o front brakes is to use a really wide tire out back,and low tire pressure to gain some contact area.that would help keeping the car straight.
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