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Tech Forum => Workshop => Topic started by: Graham on January 24, 2013, 06:41:41 PM

Title: Drilling brake drums for a different PCD?
Post by: Graham on January 24, 2013, 06:41:41 PM

After a long search, I have picked up a small trailer capable of carrying a good weight.  It was a water bowser at one point in its life so has a heavy duty braked axle rated at 1.8 tons. Ideally, I want to run with Jeep wheels on it and wondered whether anyone has ever drilled brake drums with a new PCD. I know it's got to be done precisely.  The current PCD is 5x6" (or 5x152.4mm) which leaves me with a very limited choice of wheels (bedford CF) and certainly not jeep ones. I could change the drums to fit landrover wheels but at over £100 a drum, plus wheels, tyres etc, that's a non starter, and I want to keep it with 5x4.5" jeep wheels.

Any thoughts?  Anyone know where I'm likely to get drums drilled in the midlands?

Cheers, Graham.

Title: Re: Drilling brake drums for a different PCD?
Post by: Bulldog67 on January 24, 2013, 07:04:35 PM

get an adaptor spacer?

Title: Re: Drilling brake drums for a different PCD?
Post by: gazjeep on January 24, 2013, 07:19:09 PM

BD speaks sense in a techy thread  :icon_eek: :icon_eek:  :icon_winkle:

Title: Re: Drilling brake drums for a different PCD?
Post by: isle of man on January 24, 2013, 07:26:33 PM

I concur...

Title: Re: Drilling brake drums for a different PCD?
Post by: Graham on January 24, 2013, 07:27:34 PM

He does indeed speak sense....but it's not an off the shelf spacer in terms of PCD so I'd have to get one made specially.  If I'm getting one made, my logic was just to get the drum drilled instead and there's one less thing to go wrong.

I did find a company that will make adaptors to suit, looking at about £80 to £100 for the pair I think...

Title: Re: Drilling brake drums for a different PCD?
Post by: gazjeep on January 24, 2013, 07:31:19 PM

TBH if thats for machined from solid billet jobbies, buy them, fit them & forget about buggering about with a drill  however accurately its done

Title: Re: Drilling brake drums for a different PCD?
Post by: Bulldog67 on January 24, 2013, 08:12:32 PM

 :imwitstupid:

and post up the supplier as well please mate

Title: Re: Drilling brake drums for a different PCD?
Post by: Graham on January 24, 2013, 08:27:58 PM

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Custom-wheel-adapter-plates-25mm-Pair-PCD-Changing-/140898335087?pt=UK_CarsParts_Vehicles_CarParts_SM&hash=item20ce31f96f (http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Custom-wheel-adapter-plates-25mm-Pair-PCD-Changing-/140898335087?pt=UK_CarsParts_Vehicles_CarParts_SM&hash=item20ce31f96f)

This was the listing on eBay with contact details.

Title: Re: Drilling brake drums for a different PCD?
Post by: Bulldog67 on January 24, 2013, 09:15:00 PM

thats a good price mate, cheers