Custom Front Hubs

Not sure who you are asking.

I’m not sure what I will do with the hubs/wheels. My plan is to use rear wheels on the front and somehow add bearings. It will probably be welded in hubs, not bolted on. I don’t have any wheels I would use for that so modifying the centers of the rear wheels to accept bearings is my thought.
I bought a hole saw to cut out the centers of the rear wheels for welding in those bearing sleeves shown above.



That should make a slip fit hole for the sleeves. I need to make an ‘axle’ with the flats ground on it, and a center hole for a guide so I guarantee the hole saw cuts accurately in the center of the wheel.

The axle looks like this now, so grinding flats on a 3/4” shaft will work I think.



Drilling a center hole should insure concentricity. I would cut off a FNR axle, but I don’t have any total junkers.

So in looking at other peoples hub and spindle work my front hub/spindle plan seems simple in comparison.
So I have a 1" shaft reduced to 3/4"and threaded that will be cut at the yoke and probably welded together.
The hub may be cut down slightly on the lathe and will have bearings on it that go into a thick walled tube that will hold the bearings and make up part of the welded spindle assembly.
I want the bearings as close to the tire as possible and I'm still gaining a few inches of width.