Originally posted by 62champ
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Tire suggestions for a Hawk GT 62
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Bill--- this issue you raised --Load index-----the camaro tire----- if it drops thats one thing---but when does it become a problem...firebirds went fast--- and took hard turns...so can you elaborate some ? Thank U (or maybe i dont understand the index ?? )
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Originally posted by bensherb View Post[ATTACH=CONFIG]72931[/ATTACH] My '62 GT, Goodyear 215-70-15 ($50 ea. at Wal-Mart) on '93-'97 Ford Crown Victoria 15"x6.5" wheels ($8 ea. at wrecking yard) with 1" Port-o-wall white walls ($20 all 4 on ebay).
The stock factory wheels are not recomended for use with radial tires. They tend to crack. Use a later wheel designed for radial tires.
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Just today I bought a set of 4 Coker classic radial wide whitewall tires for my 61 Hawk (to go with my brand new steel T-Bow rims). A little over $900 with shipping to Boston. They better look real nice for that price!sigpic
1961 Flamingo Studebaker Hawk
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I just bought a set of Hankook 215/75 15 to fit on my mid-80's Jeep wheels on eBay for $220 for 4 free delivery with a 4th of July gift card of $75. $145 for a set of new tires and was delivered in 2 days.
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Originally posted by bensherb View PostThey fit around the 2004 Mustang disk brakes I put on the car.
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Anon
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Originally posted by Topper2011 View PostOff topic, but can you elaborate on the disc brake conversion?
Made this caliper mount from 3/8" steel plate:
Bolted it in place of the drum brake backing plate, slid the rotors on and bolted on the calipers.
I did the same for the rear. The adapter is almost identical except for the mounting holes, but the caliper needs some shimming off the adapter plate to compensate for axle shims.Last edited by bensherb; 07-07-2018, 09:55 PM.
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Originally posted by bensherb View PostI turned down the Stude hubs to fit inside the Mustang rotor and fitted the Mustang studs to them with .020 wall tubing spacers. The Mustang Studs are longer and have a sholder to locate the rotor. I also added an aluminum ring to the snout of the hub to make the wheels "hubcentric" instead of "lugcentric", but that has nothing to do with the brakes.
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Made this caliper mount from 3/8" steel plate:
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Bolted it in place of the drum brake backing plate, slid the rotors on and bolted on the calipers.
I did the same for the rear. The adapter is almost identical except for the mounting holes, but the caliper needs some shimming off the adapter plate to compensate for axle shims.
Wow, thanks. PM sent."Man plans, God laughs".
Anon
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