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Old 10-03-2017, 12:45 PM   #11
dwcsr
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Re: can anyone confirm this brake swap compatibility?

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Thanks for the replies so far.

I've found an '89 14bff drw c/c rear in one of the local yards. I know this will fit my '50 3800 drw, I just caught up sometimes with the thought of leaving the original ho72 rear on it instead of swapping it out? Just need to make a decision and go with it I guess.
Its a good swap, you get the Bendix brakes and a better gear that you can get parts for. Its also lighter. that H072 is very heavy, I think the tubes are close to 3/8 thick. We cut some spindles off one and took for ever to pierce the tubes with our little plasma torch
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