Hey Nick,
I was by no mean trying to put you down. I just thought that you knew of an aftermarket hub. There is very little that can go wrong with a hub other than studs and destroying the bearing seat in a bearing failure.
As for strength, the brackets will be made from 8-9mm steel plate. That is as thick if not thicker that the factory caliper bracket. The plate will all be one piece not welded and the bends will be in such a way that they will minimise thining of the material. I even am looking at using 16mm plate and CNCing them for perfect thickness control. I have seen many places that cut and shut factory brackets and rely on the welds to hold, I don't like that so I am only using a single piece of steel.
Once these are made I would be happy to film a series of brake tests. I by no means am a back yard engineer, I wouldn't use these brackets if I didn't think they would withstand hour and hour of brake torture.
But make up your own mind. I have done alot of research, asked alot of experts and they all agree that the bracket in 8mm thickness will withstand anything that is thrown at it.
Cheers
Mad RS
