Ital rear axel - disc brakes

[Blade Runner]

I'm looking for either a disc braked Ital axel or a conversion kit or does any body know who does one. JW does not do them anymore.

 

The other possibility is some one that knows which parts are necessary to do the conversion.

 

Thanks

 

Trevor

 

PINK and Proud and LOUD

[Sandy]

I've got a parts list on file I can eamil you - YHM

[Blade Runner]

Sandy

 

YHM Thanks

 

Trevor

 

PINK and Proud and LOUD

[STEVE GILBERT]

You could consider Ford

 

I had the Ital Disc conversion on my Blade and wasn't all that impressed TBH

The alloy end caps were nice as were the billet Hubs but when I had a problem with the gearbox, both the half shafts/tapers/keyways span and destroyed the nice looking hubs.

I also saw another Blade (that had a Gixer motor in it) that had also buggered the hubs (telltale swarfe/grease under the hubnut) The allen key arangement that stopped the H/S moving inwards also worked loose periodicaly. Also Disc runout was not perfect although that could have been slightly bent half shafts but this would be difficult to remedy in a lathe. Couple that to the other issues of the Axle and I feel the Ford is a better way to go.

I found the conversion cheap and easy, I don't really understand why people want to persevere with the Ital unit.

The disc conversion is cheap and easy, the 1/2 shafts are easy to true in a lathe, it's bigger in the right places, the bearing design is better and it all fits easily and cheaply.

 

See My Caterham Fireblade Here.

[Pezky]

I agree with going to a ford axle or even better an SP Components axles (linky), the axle on the website will soon be living in the back of my seven .

 

Jonathan

 

Edited by - Q102 on 29 Dec 2008 15:15:48