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blkcorvair

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Hopefully Someone is just as crazy as me and on here today when we should be doing the family thing. Well here goes.

I am installing db hubs from wc. I rebent the lower brake spring and drilled new holes in the shoes for the lower spring as the directions state but my top springs hit. Is there a fix for that? Help!
 
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Springs on the outside of the shoes I hope?
 
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Springs go on the inside, Jack.
Jeff
 

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Thank sGuys, spring on Inside It would appear that I had no Choice but to Eliminate the parking brake. This just causes everything to get in the way. Something I was hoping I wouldnt have to do.
 
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Gesh, sorry, hooks go on the outside.
 
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I don't think the DB hubs are designed to be used with a parking brake. You'd have to call Rob or Dave to verify, but they were built for race cars, and nobody runs a parking brake.
Jack, the springs are installed correctly on both the above pictures.
Jeff
 
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Can't say I know about the parking brake issue, always disguarded that on a race car, but no doubt it takes some creative spring routing to keep them off the double bearing hubs, it gets kinda tight in there with the DB hubs.
 
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Yep Yep! Luckily I magically had an extra 20 year old 12mm bit in my box cause I killed the first one after finishing the rear hubs. Between the two, I had enough to do the front
 
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