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[Geoff Butcher]

What's all this about spacered Metro drums? My Mk 2 had spacered drums, but the Mk3 drums are flat.

[Stuart]

What's all this about spacered Metro drums? My Mk 2 had spacered drums, but the Mk3 drums are flat.

I've seen both types, the Metro spacer isn't as wide as on a mini

[manifold]

What's all this about spacered Metro drums? My Mk 2 had spacered drums, but the Mk3 drums are flat.

I've seen both types, the Metro spacer isn't as wide as on a mini

technically there are at least 2 types of mini hub. a thin one for 1000cc and a spaced out one for the 1275cc minis.

[Stuart]

Not quite true David, but we're starting to split hairs. The spacered rear-drums appeared at the same time as front disc-brakes and 12" wheels, the 1275 came along nearly ten years later

[manifold]

not on my untouched 1000 mini they werent.

[manifold]

from minispares site:

The rear brake drum of all post 1984 cars plus theMini Copper "S" 1275GT models has a built in spacer ( 1") and uses standard 1 1/4" shoes (GBS101). It will also fit the front or rear of a non-S Mini, with 1 1/4" shoes (1 1/2" shoes, GBS102, on twin-leading fronts only).