Kirkham Hubs on a Factory Five? Backdraft? etc.

[David Kirkham]

WildBill3,

Thanks for the kind words.

Frank,

Thanks for the post; things are getting clearer now.

Sal,

From the pictures I see, (like jmimac351's car) the fronts should fit without any problem. I would have to check them, of course. I guess I will need one of the local guys to bring their car by for a few minutes. That shouldn't be a problem.

LMH,

Thanks for the link! There is NO problem making those type of hubs. We do that every day. That really clears things up.

Internal splines are no problem. We have broaching machines, 4 axis mills, 5 axis mills, 3 axis lathes, water jets. We spline here every day. Internal/external is no problem. Internal is actually much, much easier.

I think the 36 mm socket will fit. I put a 1 5/16 socket down a hub this morning. That is about 0.1 inches too small, but there was still rattle room. Anyone have a measurement on the OD of a 36 mm socket? Please state the make of the socket as well. (Snap-On sockets tend to be smaller than Craftsmen, for example).

Larry Johnson!

You the man! I would only need your car for less than an hour. (We don't have room to keep it for 2 weeks!) If you could bring it by that would be great! 17 inch rims with knock offs are no problem.

CNGreen,

Maybe there aren't too many guys who want the original look because it hasn't been available? Who knows; we will see.

Rick Parker,

On the hubs in the picture I posted, we CNC milled the drive pins right into the hub--fewer parts, stronger, cooler, lighter, but unfortunately, more expensive. It eats end mills and CNC time. I would probably make the hubs for the FFR guys with bolt in drive pins to keep the costs reasonable. Our hubs are extremely expensive. People may want them out of a less expensive material as well. 17-4 isn't cheap!

767Jockey,

I will have to start with the easy ones first--then move to other cars. But that is a good idea to look at other vehicles as well.

jmimac351,

The Trigo adapters push the wheel out 1/2 inch (I think). Our hubs would keep the track much narrower. Also, we could offer an aluminum hat, rotor, and Wilwood caliper option. We just finished engineering a set for the Shelby guys. They are in testing right now.

David