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Title: 5x130 on oval beetle
Post by: Jesse/DVK on April 23, 2019, 21:04:40 pm
Guys,

I bought a set of OG Gasburners for my '54 oval. In the front I will be running discs with 5x130 and dropped spindles. In the rear I want to keep drums for now but I can't find any 5x130 drums for early cars. Should I run adapters, this might be a good option because I believe you need to run a spacer at the back to clear the spring plates with gasburners.

Thanks


Title: Re: 5x130 on oval beetle
Post by: aki on April 23, 2019, 21:55:06 pm
I had OG Gasburners in my ex-oval in the past. I had discs in the front and converted rear to late beetle drums. First I had short axles and spacers (5-7mm if I remember correctly) but converted later to long axles. That was definitely better option in this combination. With ’54 you have different hand brake setup so I believe you might need flip the late model backing plates.


Title: Re: 5x130 on oval beetle
Post by: leec on April 23, 2019, 22:41:55 pm
Buy late 4 lug drums drilled for porsche, have a machine shop modify to use them on short axle.
You could then run a spacer if required.
Lee


Title: Re: 5x130 on oval beetle
Post by: Erlend / bug66 on April 24, 2019, 10:17:05 am
5x130 drums: https://www.machine7.com/product.php?xProd=1661&xSec=992

Can be turned down or machined for short axles.