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These hubs require a 5 bolt 4 3/4 inch wheel. They will bolt onto 3 different sizes....5 bolt 4 1/2 inch, 5 bolt 4 3/4 inch, and 5 bolt 5 inch. Here is a picture...
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I don't have an asking price.....like everything else in my shop, I would rather things go to a good (racer) home... I found one set of these hubs when I searched the internet, and the asking price was $450.00...................that is just stupid...crazy. So, to answer your question...I really don't have an asking price. No, I am not trying to get rich on these things.....I am getting old and would like to clean out my shop a little.
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Pm sent Gary -
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Lots of positive caster stops the wheels flopping the wrong way. I used ten degrees.
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Still have my NMW Towing hubs.
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I have lots of flat towing stories....none of them good but some pretty funny really........LOL
We did not use tow hubs as they were out of our budget at that time.....we removed the driveshaft and slicks..... Flat towed that way for 2 years.....and went to Indy from NJ that way as well as other tracks.....Atco....Capitol....Vargo....E-town...Island....York....Maple Grove....all with a tow bar and various tow cars..... I would not recommend it though and yes the front wheels will flop in the wrong direction especially if you are pulling out of a gas station across a highway and a cop is watching you and pulls you over asking you why that did that......something must not be right.....no ticket....fix it....
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See post #25.
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Ed the only way you're going to get that much positive caster on many cars is with a hacksaw and a welder....and some surgery on the upper control arm....
And if you pull out of a gas station as I did with a steep sloped driveway you're still likely to have the same problem....tow vehicle and towed vehicle are at 2 different roadway heights.....all the positive caster in the world does not help there.... I was towing a '63 Chevy II bracket car with a Chevelle wagon....for that episode of flat towing fun and games.....
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Rich, offset upper inner shafts, and tweaked upper control arms. Not a big deal to do. It absolutely ended the wheels flopping over leaving gas stations, etc.
I lived on a 2 lane street, had a one car garage, and one car wide driveway with a tree on each side. After fixing the front end I could pull up, and back in the driveway like you would a trailer. I fixed other guys front ends the same way. Made towing much nicer. Long tow bars also took out a lot of the lurching on uneven roads. Those two things made towing much nicer. I towed all over the country that way for about four years. I used an open trailer a time or two that a guy was trying to sell me. We preferred the hubs and tow bar for ease and comfort.
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