× 1-800-946-2642 Home My Account Social / Forum Articles Contact My Cart
Shop Now
Select Your Car Type Sale Items Clearance Items New Items
   Forum Width:     Forum Type: 

 Posted: Jun 1, 2013 02:10PM
Total posts: 946
Last post: Dec 26, 2023
Member since:Aug 6, 2011
Cars in Garage: 0
Photos: 0
WorkBench Posts: 0
US
Quote:
Originally Posted by RedRiley
Quote:
Originally Posted by Abelclasico

the puzzle about the different rear drum breaks is still unresolved so I was thinking about having spaced rear drums on both wheels. Would anybody be willing to sell me one? If interested, I could even trade the 'normal' drum for the spaced one. I just recently cleaned it and repainted it

thanks,
Abel

 

You could just put a 1 inch spacer on the side without the built in spacer, but a new drum with built-in spacer is about the same price as a pair of spacers. Our host even has them on sale at the moment.

the funny thing is that the drum without built in spacer already has a 1 inch spacer in it. But still, I can see that the left wheel protrudes (what a word) a bit more than the right one

 Posted: Jun 1, 2013 02:07PM
Total posts: 946
Last post: Dec 26, 2023
Member since:Aug 6, 2011
Cars in Garage: 0
Photos: 0
WorkBench Posts: 0
US
Quote:
Originally Posted by MadDog

Abel,

if you have disc brakes in the front, I believe you need spaced rears. 

hi, unfortunately, I have drums all around. But, who knows, front disc brakes are on my wish list....

 Posted: Jun 1, 2013 10:56AM
Total posts: 2100
Last post: Oct 22, 2023
Member since:May 1, 2007
Cars in Garage: 1
Photos: 220
WorkBench Posts: 0
US
Quote:
Originally Posted by Abelclasico

the puzzle about the different rear drum breaks is still unresolved so I was thinking about having spaced rear drums on both wheels. Would anybody be willing to sell me one? If interested, I could even trade the 'normal' drum for the spaced one. I just recently cleaned it and repainted it

thanks,
Abel

 

You could just put a 1 inch spacer on the side without the built in spacer, but a new drum with built-in spacer is about the same price as a pair of spacers. Our host even has them on sale at the moment.

 Posted: Jun 1, 2013 08:17AM
Total posts: 1572
Last post: Dec 2, 2015
Member since:Sep 2, 1999
Cars in Garage: 2
Photos: 9
WorkBench Posts: 5
US

Abel,

if you have disc brakes in the front, I believe you need spaced rears. 

Mad Dog

 Posted: Jun 1, 2013 06:27AM
Total posts: 946
Last post: Dec 26, 2023
Member since:Aug 6, 2011
Cars in Garage: 0
Photos: 0
WorkBench Posts: 0
US

the puzzle about the different rear drum breaks is still unresolved so I was thinking about having spaced rear drums on both wheels. Would anybody be willing to sell me one? If interested, I could even trade the 'normal' drum for the spaced one. I just recently cleaned it and repainted it

thanks,
Abel

 

 Posted: Mar 2, 2013 02:34PM
mur
Total posts: 5840
Last post: Nov 1, 2019
Member since:Nov 12, 1999
Cars in Garage: 0
Photos: 0
WorkBench Posts: 0

These days I go to Chchm's wher he has a Hunter alignment machine with gyro-head units, etc.  You can do your car with a string wrapped around all four wheels of the car at the centerline and even this primitive system will give great results and you can easily see if the wheels are close to going in the same direction.  

 Posted: Mar 2, 2013 02:03PM
Total posts: 13978
Last post: Jan 15, 2024
Member since:Jan 22, 2003
Cars in Garage: 4
Photos: 381
WorkBench Posts: 1
CA

Have you tried putting the non-spacered drum over on the other side and fit the wheel?  This will at least tell you if it was used for clearance issues.  ( It must have looked a bit odd from behind )
Don't worry abot that 1" clearance...that's actually a lot...I'm sure mine are less than 1/2"

 

"Everybody should own a MINI at some point, or you are incomplete as a human being" - James May

"WET COOPER", Partsguy1 (Terry Snell of Penticton BC ) - Could you send the money for the unpaid parts and court fees.
Ordered so by a Judge

 

 

 

 Posted: Mar 2, 2013 12:21PM
Total posts: 946
Last post: Dec 26, 2023
Member since:Aug 6, 2011
Cars in Garage: 0
Photos: 0
WorkBench Posts: 0
US

thanks Mur, how do I measure the alignment? I have no idea how to do that

 Posted: Mar 2, 2013 12:19PM
mur
Total posts: 5840
Last post: Nov 1, 2019
Member since:Nov 12, 1999
Cars in Garage: 0
Photos: 0
WorkBench Posts: 0

I have seen spacers on one side of a mini to account for a bent trailing arm, AND for worn out trailing arms.

So, measure your alignment right now to see if things are close to being correct, and then look for further issues.  However, the stock tires do fit close to the shocks!

 

I hope it is just a mis management of parts that brought about your situation.

 Posted: Mar 2, 2013 11:52AM
 Edited:  Mar 2, 2013 12:05PM
Total posts: 946
Last post: Dec 26, 2023
Member since:Aug 6, 2011
Cars in Garage: 0
Photos: 0
WorkBench Posts: 0
US
Image Gallery

Hello,

I had been noticing that on of the left rear wheel was protruding more than the right one so I decided to remove both and found that drum brakes are of different sizes. As you can see from the pictures, one has the 'built in' spacer and the other one is standard. I don't know why or how the previouss owner did this but I remember that when I removed the gas tank some months ago, I noticed that on the wheel well somebody had hit it with (what looked to me) a hammer. I imagined that at some point there where wider wheels mounted and more clearance was needed, but didn't paid much attention to it....until today that saw the different drum brakes.

So, my question is, should I replace one of the brakes or the car will be fine with the ones I have right now? My initial intention is to have standard drums, but I don't know if I will need the 'spaced bult in' ones when I (and only when I finally find) put reverse rims on the car.

Also, with the standard drum (second picture), the tire is barely an inch from the shock. The previous owner put a wheel spacer but it is still too close. Should there be more clearance?

Any suggestions?

thanks,

Abel