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Old 12-22-2011, 01:02 PM
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So what I am trying to do is convert to outboard disc brakes and add a Watts. Nick has an excellent Watts system for the older XJ hub carriers, but those carriers are not designed for outboard brakes. Then newer XJ hub carriers will allow for outboard disc brakes but you need to also change to the later hubs which require a special U-joint to mate with the older XJ half-shafts. Also, the newer hub carrier is a very different casting than the older hub carrier and Nick's current Watts bracket will not fit the new carrier. I have no doubt that Nick could make a Watts bracket to fit the newer XJ hub carrier with outboard brakes but before I reinvent the wheel, I just wanted to see if anyone out there had some of the CWI or Cobra Racing hub carriers that were designed for the older XJ hubs, could accomodate outboard brakes and had the Watts linkage integrated into the carrier.
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