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Old 04-18-2012, 10:11 PM   #12
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Default Re: Tow Hubs

We used to make our own tow bars. A friend machined our two hub spindals from '55/'57 Chevy axles we had broken. My '56 nine passenger wagon provided most of them. LOL. He knocked out the studs, faced off the out side and machined the stub like a spindle. '55/'57 hubs, lug nuts turned around held them on. Original 6.70X15 tires on original '55/'57 wheels fit under the fenders of the cars we ran just fine. First trip to Pomona & Indy on those things. A 5' tow bar and 10 degrees of positive castor and it would not only follow you anywhere, it would also back up like a trailer. Had to back mine 90 deg and between two trees into my one car driveway. Long tow bars are much smoother. Could hardly tell the race car was back there.
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