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Now that I know what they are, what are they worth and does anyone with a Military A7 want to buy them?
I have no intention of ripping a fellow A7 enthusiast off but postage will be a little expensive given the weight.
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The West London wheels with inset rather than offset were designed to go on the front in order not to over stress the King pins.
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And the West London centres don't go onto late the A7 hubs and drums - those without the pegs. The late hubs are slightly bigger diameter, with a bigger centre hole through the drum. You do have to knock the pegs out of earlier drums to fit them.
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08-06-2024, 10:48 PM
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I would challenge that statement. Its is true the the very last pegless drums have a larger centre hole so wont locate properly on the earlier hubs. However of you have the correct hub it simply has a small register for the drum to locate on. This larger diameter does not extend more than a 16th'' beyond the drum face and my west London wheels fit perfectly well.
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09-06-2024, 09:28 AM
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Well, they didn't on mine! I ended up with a 1/8'' spacer plate to clear the shoulder. Sounds like some may fit and some not; caveat emptor!
Addition; Looking at the same axle on my '38 Opal while doing the brakes this morning I can see that the fronts have virtually no protruding shoulder but it does protrude about 1/8'' outside of the drums on the rear hubs.
Dave