strange front drum.

73super-steph · Posted: Sat Jan 31, 2015 1:54 pm Post subject: strange front drum.

So i got a set of sprint-stars over Christmas in hopes of putting them on my super beetle.

The back's went on fine but the front drums had an odd extra ring on them that made them too big for the wheel to go over the hub.
I got a new set of drums that don't have this so hopefully it will fix the issue.

The extra ring made it to a stock wheel basically snaps on to the hub, it is the perfect size for the stock wheel.

Anybody seen this before? I talked to a couple friends and neither of them have ever worked on a beetle that had it.

Joel · Posted: Sat Jan 31, 2015 2:05 pm Post subject:

Its called a hubcentric ring and factory discs and drums had them from 73.
Its to take some of the load off the wheel bolts and better center the wheel.
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rockerarm · Posted: Sat Jan 31, 2015 2:08 pm Post subject:

Yep, this was the factories response to minimize the chronic super beetle shimmy. I mean, we had this issue when these cars were still under warranty. I wonder if all the replacement drums have this ring. Possibly, a machine shop can cut that ring off. This is my opinion but I don't think that ring fixed anything as we still had the shimmy issue until the aftermarket offered better components (urethane bushing) to us.
Hope this helps, Bill.

73super-steph · Posted: Mon Apr 06, 2015 1:48 pm Post subject:

Sorry ive been off the forum for awhile.
Got new drums. Need a different barring set. And I need to go down a tire size...

rockerarm · Posted: Mon Apr 06, 2015 3:11 pm Post subject:

Well, welcome back! Joel and myself been chomping at the bit waiting for you. Kidding aside, watch the quality of the bearings you buy. China stuff is being problematic. What's up with the original stuff? Is your car lowered? I've had friends run 185/70 and 195/65 15 tires on the front of these cars.
Bill

73super-steph · Posted: Thu Apr 09, 2015 1:52 pm Post subject:

modok · Posted: Thu Apr 09, 2015 6:36 pm Post subject:

Many OE drums and disks have that.

You don't need to take it off the car, just slice it off with an angle grinder and cutoff wheel. Let it rotate as you go; it's easy!

rockerarm · Posted: Thu Apr 09, 2015 7:57 pm Post subject:

Joel · Posted: Thu Apr 09, 2015 11:25 pm Post subject:

So have you got the wheels bolted on even though the hubcentric ring is holding the wheel out?

I wouldn't even roll the car in the driveway like that much less drive it on the road,

It just needs to be machined off or if your feeling brave grind it off like modok said
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Quick little bug, you got a Porsche motor in that?
1974 Germanlook 1303 2.5 Suba-Beetle

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