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March 6, 2011 11:02 p.m. SVreX SuperDork

I'm looking for hub bearing housings for using standard VW hubs and bearings from a water cooled VW in a custom fabrication.

Something like this, but for the water cooled front hubs:

Hub housings

I'm trying to custom fabricate trailing arms, but I want to use all VW components (hubs, CV's, brake calipers, wheels, etc.)

This will be a custom rear IRS using FWD components. Don't really want to use the complete front spindle assembly.

Anyone know any sources?
March 6, 2011 11:10 p.m. jimbbski Reader

M0ost likey a one off item. Could be made on a lathe. Not hard to make. You need to come up with a design and specs. Then any machine shop could make it.
March 6, 2011 11:52 p.m. fasted58 New Reader

I would assume you're not using a flange mount like the one in the link so this would just be a sleeve welded into a fabricated hub carrier... yea, easy machine shop job. Plan for enough sleeve wall thickness so it's not too thin at the internal lock ring grooves.

I had a project like this planned about 15 years ago, still might have some new 64mm bearings and stub axles.
March 7, 2011 6:37 a.m. SVreX SuperDork

I know I could make them. I was looking for a pre-fab piece.
March 7, 2011 10:07 a.m. thummmper New Reader

sand car suppliers--mckenzies----are you running power through these?
March 7, 2011 3:15 p.m. SVreX SuperDork

Yes.
March 7, 2011 6:29 p.m. SVreX SuperDork

Local machine shop wants over $200 to make these, and I don't have a lathe right now, so I'd much rather find a piece I can adapt (since it is for a Challenge car).

Anybody have a lathe??
March 7, 2011 6:42 p.m. Supercoupe Reader

ewww..whatcha buildin'
March 7, 2011 9:29 p.m. thummmper New Reader

these are vanagon rears--I am discarding them to weld on 1988 beamer 735i rear drumdiscs--have a look and the frankenbrakes these are jy ready--seems that is the cheapest source anymore
March 7, 2011 9:58 p.m. jimbbski Reader

If your plan on using VW size bearings and CVs could you start out with stock bearing carrier/steering knuckle and just cut off the excess metal then machine whats left to a finished OD? That i could do as i have a lathe. Machineing the ID to the close fit for a bearing and then adding the snap ring groves is tricky if you don't have the correct tooling, and I don't.
March 8, 2011 7:07 a.m. SVreX SuperDork

jimbbski:

I'm leaning that way. I've got plenty of spare knuckles.

Are you offering to help?
March 9, 2011 2:30 p.m. SVreX SuperDork

Supercoupe wrote:

ewww..whatcha buildin'

I'll tell you that the ultimate target is 5.7 lbs/ hp.
March 9, 2011 4:10 p.m. fasted58 New Reader

Lemme guess, bike engine? ala D Sports Racer
March 9, 2011 6:13 p.m. SVreX SuperDork

VW engine.
March 9, 2011 6:27 p.m. jimbbski Reader

SVreX wrote:

jimbbski:

I'm leaning that way. I've got plenty of spare knuckles.

Are you offering to help?

We can talk about it.