any one have a fix for cavalier rear hub snapping on dirt track - Racing Forum
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Hello im looking for a good fix for the rear hub. i go thur 1 every 4 races. this years at our track most of the roll overs were from the hub snapping. thanks steve
caravan wheel bearing late 80 early 90s
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WHO MAKES IT HOW MUCH IS IT
well they come stock on old caravans 89 90 91 14 inch wheel they will have the same bolt pattern>
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with a little modification
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did you have to change the brakes and drum to
STEVE KATZ wrote:did you have to change the brakes and drum to
Just go to the junk yard and take the whole thing off from the Caravan axle. Both sides. That way you have a spare. By researching this forum and using google images, I did this project myself. You can to. When you find your Caravan hub at the junk yard, look what year you are taking it from (Inside the driver's door), go to Autozone's website and find the repair diagrams for that year Caravan (you'll need to register yourself on there if you want to keep memory of your vehicle. Then go to brakes. That site helps a newbie rebuild those brakes better than anything. Just my 2 cents. Good luck.
so went to junk yard. the drum is huge and it looks like the spindle is now about 1/2 inch higher. did you notice the same . also does the wheel sit out futher
Yes the drum is bigger. I have not noticed any height difference or if the wheel sits out further. This project works. Just do what people are saying and it'll be fine.
half inch further out, and bout a inch higher doesnt affect anything
hey autocrafter can u take a pic of that from the rear
ive also been told to look at late 80s car the drum isnt as thick as the vans
or you could do a dodge neon rear disc swap if allowed under track rules
I can't do the stock hub I broke and rolled 6 times ouch!!!!! i'm making a mega change converting to 9" grand national hubs. with adapters to my stock 14" wheels. metric gm brake calipers. I will have drawings soon.
yep simple sulution ... i have been runing the same hub on my car for the last 2 years of racing..... number 1 how much tire pressure u running in your passenger rear????? num two better run 35-40 ps at all times in it and youll never have a problem thats my 2 cents.....
About a month ago, I bought a machined hub that looks exactly like the Caravan hub from a fellow racer, who's Uncle has been making them. Stronger and beefier. 2 practices in on the season and it's tight and holding up. Machined is the way to go now.
I am currently looking to do this type of swap, I'm not for sure i got the 15 or 14 inch spindle is there a difference between these? And are you teaming out the wholes on the spindle or on th rear axle?
On the axel you want hub with 14 inch wheels it will use same bolt pattern
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Buy a new front hub and that kit converts it to use on the right rear . Install video is on you tube
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