who has the best rear disc brake conversion kit
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01/04/09 03:52 PM
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what do you guys think? I want to put rear disc set up on a 68 convert baracuda?
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Mike
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Re: who has the best rear disc brake conversion kit
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01/04/09 11:02 PM
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I've got the Dr. Diff 11.7 kit. Haven't got the car on the road yet, but it's very easy to install.
In fact, it's so easy to install that my 4 year old daughter could do it...
-Jim
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Re: who has the best rear disc brake conversion kit
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I think you should be able to just swap out the drums... and add a proportioning valve. But why bother? If you want upgraded performance, you need to start up front.
You'll also need green bearings. I think ALL rear disc kits require green bearings.
-Jim
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Re: who has the best rear disc brake conversion kit
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I think you should be able to just swap out the drums... and add a proportioning valve. But why bother? If you want upgraded performance, you need to start up front.
You'll also need green bearings. I think ALL rear disc kits require green bearings.
Thanks for the replies... I finally have a Dana 60 ready to put back in the car since it was removed in 1981. I'd like to use the DrDiff front and rear kits, but thought it would help spread the cost out a bit if I could put on the rears now when I put in the Dana without changing much else, instead of bothering to build the current rear drums and put in the Dana just to replace them later with the rear discs. Wait a bit to absorb the cost of the rear discs and then do the fronts and new master cylinder. Just curious if I'd run into any problems doing it that way.
Darren
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Re: who has the best rear disc brake conversion kit
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Aerospace Components. Plus - I give discounts to Moparts members. Let me know.
Definitely....I have Wilwood's, which are great, light, super simple, 4 piston calipers, two piece hub/rotor, but the Aerospace ones are the next step up. And a 4 piston caliper is so much better at stopping than a production 1 piston caliper, its a wonder we even use them.
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Re: who has the best rear disc brake conversion kit
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I have wilwood drum in hat p-brake rears on mine...nice kit, but if they had been available, I would've used the dr. diff 11.7" kit, I think the mustang calipers are a little more all-weather friendly than the wilwoods if you drive year round like I do.
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Re: who has the best rear disc brake conversion kit
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I have wilwood drum in hat p-brake rears on mine...nice kit, but if they had been available, I would've used the dr. diff 11.7" kit, I think the mustang calipers are a little more all-weather friendly than the wilwoods if you drive year round like I do.
Did you have to install green bearings to run the rear Wilwoods?
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