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Best front hubs for locost
bernie955 - 23/3/06 at 01:22 PM

I was curious. What are considered to be the best hubs to use for the front suspension of a locost?

I've seen elsewhere that Cortina are lighter than Sierra. What mods need to be done if any?


graememk - 23/3/06 at 02:05 PM

i'd say the best would be the cheapest, hey they are locost cars lol.

but iirc cortina are the better choice

[Edited on 23/3/06 by graememk]


Danozeman - 23/3/06 at 05:10 PM

Cortina are best but are getting stupid money,.

Sierra are common and cheap.


Deckman001 - 23/3/06 at 05:53 PM

I'd say Cortina as well, but then I'm biased though

Jason


bernie955 - 24/3/06 at 08:51 AM

Any model, or should it be later for better brakes etc.


Deckman001 - 24/3/06 at 09:32 AM

The book design is for MK3/4 or 5 Cortina's uprights as all these models of car had the same front set up

Jason


Chazzy - 1/4/06 at 08:30 AM

if you do go sierra, try to get solid discs from the smaller engined cars, they are lighter than vented.
Chas


scutter - 1/4/06 at 11:57 AM

Cortina hubs aren't getting too hard to find, I just payed £50 for a pair, plus a set of Jasons alloy hubs to keep the weight down for the BEC.

ATB Dan.