I'm trying to help someone who wants to swap to front drum brake set up. Xs front drums aren't cheap so I'm looking for alternatives. I found this rim off a Yamaha IT 175. Doing a little research it looks like this it's meant for a 15mm axle. Would swapping in the correct 17mm bearings be ok or would they be to thin to safely run?
The axle for these rims has a piece of curved rod off the end that I can only assume works as the brake stay? Yes I realize spacers would need to be made to correctly center everything up, along with fabbing up a brake stay.
Any help would be appreciated. Here's the rim in question.
http://m.ebay.com/itm/1982-YAMAHA-IT-175-OEM-FRONT-WHEEL-TIRE-BRAKE-DRUM-/121720470148?nav=SEARCH
The axle for these rims has a piece of curved rod off the end that I can only assume works as the brake stay? Yes I realize spacers would need to be made to correctly center everything up, along with fabbing up a brake stay.
Any help would be appreciated. Here's the rim in question.
http://m.ebay.com/itm/1982-YAMAHA-IT-175-OEM-FRONT-WHEEL-TIRE-BRAKE-DRUM-/121720470148?nav=SEARCH