quote Originally posted by bubbajoexxx: for those who want to see the corvair hubs installed on the fiero spindles us this link http://www.fortunecity.com/.../switch/67/id215.htm this will alow you to use large wheel bearings to teplace the tiny ones on the fiero and to use the 5 X 4 3/4 bolt circle

The quoted material is from about ten years back. The link is dead at this point. Has anyone saved this? If so, can you post it?

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FierOmar

Forum member jb1 supplied me with a set......

The internet archive of that link doesn't show much:
https://web.archive.org/web.../switch/67/id215.htm

However, he reference that mod on page 7 of the newest project build, but showed some more pictures and details about it on page 19:
https://www.fiero.nl/forum/F.../HTML/000007-19.html

quote Originally posted by bubbajoexxx: hub swap so I can install the wheels first of all I removed the brake caliper and rotor to get access to the old hub so it can be removed with the hub removed I installed the concentric ring for the new seal surface now that the ring is pressed on I can install the larger corvair hub with the correct bolt circle with the hub installed the rotor now sits 5/8 of an inch closer to the spindle witch mens my brake adapter must be 1/4 of an inch thick so off to the shed I got to make a new one . With that done I installed the front wheels and they fit perfect and with the larger front bearing less chance of failure and the wheel is more centered over the rear bearing so less stress on the front bearing.

The corvair hubs were also the small car GM front hub and were used on some early Novas, so you can expand your search beyond just corvairs.

Camaro nova and several others use the same hub.
Call corvair ranch I bought several sets from him. I think it was around $30-35 per hub
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87GTseries 1 3800sc (7.597 @88.53 1.579 60ft)
(series II swap in progress)
85GT Northstar/ 4t80e
86GT 3800 n/a---sold
Northstar Rebuild

[This message has been edited by jb1 (edited 05-03-2014).]

Thanks to each of you. That's what I have always liked about this forum... always someone willing to help.

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FierOmar