3 stud to 4 stud

[es_shoes_rock]

someone has probs already asked this but i cant find a thread for it...

is it possible just to change the drum on a rear axle from a 3 stud to a 4 stud drum?

tryin to put my old vts wheels on my brother's 1.1, sorted the front end out with some old struts i had knockin about.

any help welcome, cheers.

[jamie281093]

heard somewhere you can do cant remember where though. as long as the diameter and stuff is the same i cant see a problem, get a 2nd hand drum and try it?

[LSOfreak]

im pretty sure you need a whole 4 stud beam, which also requires different handbrake cables

[es_shoes_rock]

hmmmm, i think i'll take the hubs off and measure them. then compare them to some 4 stud ones, i'll let you know the results. if not new beam and cables it is!

[Ross]

Speak to Mikol (Mike). What he doesn't know about 3/4 stud options isn't worth knowing.

[Mikol]

It is possible to swap the drums, as long as you swap the backplates and stub axles. This I have done, on three occasions.

It is far easier to swap the entire beam.