LWB discs

[Worzel]

so am i dreaming?
you get a valiant rotor (why valiant?)

 and machine it to fit on a bedford stub (why not holden ???maybe holden calipers wont fit inside 6 stud wheel)
then you get someone clever to make a hub conversion

bolt it all togeather and youŕe off to the engineers for a cert???

[BusyKiwi]

isn't valiant the same as ford?

what about a nissan suv or something for disc's, they are 6 stud

[Worzel]

yeah, too many options.
just trying to get a tried and tested option because you could spend a long time on testing every rotor.
That sweet LWB that i can't afford used valiant rotors and he had a hub made.
I was at the wrecker today and those six stud drums are HUGE ,
so depth is not an issue, just getting rotors inside the wheels.
Need to find out if holden will fit as i can use the caliper brackets of the standard disc conversion

[BlackBedford]

G'day

Remember that the Transit has disc brakes and is the same 6 stud pattern.

The 1984 lwb Transit has ventiated discs.

[Worzel]

yeah, but i can't find them -dba and reliance and a few others don't list them, and i haven't found one in a wreckers yet
I'm still hunting, if you can recommend a source.........

[Marishka]

not sure why val, the look great disks though that might be why.
, barry,s has commadore calipers.
marty

[BlackBedford]

G'day

Here are some photos to rev up the discussion.
I was told that the Transit disc setup could be fitted to a CFL, however the offsets look wrong.
Maybe the CFL hub can be machined to have a setup something like the 1984 Transit.

Standard Bedford Drum Brake:




Early Transit solid disc front end. The van had a Falcon 6 motor and single wheel rear end:




1984 Transit ventilated disc. The van had a Falcon 6 motor and dual wheel rear end:

[Worzel]

is the bedford drum deeper than the transit rotor ?
if so then a spacer would bring it out enough?
Without one of each on stub axles there's not much i can work out.
Will have to try JB's in dandenong, he does transits and bedfords,

[Worzel]

Phoned JB,
yeah sure no problem i can tell you.
Transit have smaller studs, but same pattern. didn't know about drilling to bedford studs.
He says he can give the bearing no. to bolt straight on,
Rotors $110 s/h each
Calipers $220 each (2 pot)
Make your own mounting plate.
Can't understand why no-one does it.

Still not sure, bound to be a few glitches on the way

Hmmmm, now all i need is a six stud LWB with a Hwy diff
Anyone wanna swap a SWB with discs and diff?
Hardly ever gives any trouble

[BlackBedford]

G'day

Did JB happen to say which model Transit discs he uses?