Re: Four Wheel Disc Brakes-Is it worth It??
[Re: 65pacecar]
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No, but then I no idea what your goals or needs are.
Reality check, that half the population is smarter then 50% of the people and it's a constantly contested fact.
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Re: Four Wheel Disc Brakes-Is it worth It??
[Re: 71charger]
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03/03/17 07:39 PM
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I was on my way to a Mopar show,and a friend of mine was following me to the show in his 71 Charger R/T. Some dope pulled right out in front of me and I had to lock up my brakes. I heard my friend lock up his brakes,and looked in my side mirror hoping he wouldn't hit me. Instead of him hitting me,his car was completely sideways in the road. After that incident he installed a rear disc brake kit from SSBC,and the car stopped straight and in a lot shorter distance than it did before.
70 Charger R/T SE 472 Hemi
70 Charger R/T convertible
70 Charger R/T V Code Sixpack
69 Charger R/T SE Sunroofcar
68 Charger 383
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70 Challenger convertible
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71 Cuda 340
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Re: Four Wheel Disc Brakes-Is it worth It??
[Re: BDW]
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03/03/17 08:25 PM
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I'm fixin to find out. Agreed, may not be needed in most non racing apps (& maybe for most of them) but I have the stuff & want to experiment
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Re: Four Wheel Disc Brakes-Is it worth It??
[Re: stumpy]
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03/03/17 08:35 PM
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I'm sure most of the responses here are from snail paced lounge chair car cruisers who still have 10" manual 4 wheel drum brakes, that's ok, they're fine if all you have is a leaning tower of power (/6) under the hood and only go down to the corner for a gallon of milk occasionally...
But if you have any serious power under the hood, like to street race, drive aggressively, take it to the track, then 4 wheel discs are necessary in IMHO, a well set up 4 wheel disc will pull the car down fast and straight and level, and yes you can still retain a "parking" brake
personally I prefer power assisted 4 wheel discs, decades ago I was in the same camp, "ahhh you don't need 4 wheel discs", once you start building vintage vehicles with them, you'll never want a drum brake vehicle ever again, just like an OD equipped vehicle, once you've gone this route you'll never want a 1:1 final drive ever again...but Mopar guys are always last to the school of upgrades
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Re: Four Wheel Disc Brakes-Is it worth It??
[Re: 65pacecar]
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03/03/17 08:50 PM
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I have already converted my 65 Sport Fury to front disc, is it worth the extra money/effort to go with four wheel disc brakes? I have a 65 300 Vert. Which kit did you use?
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Re: Four Wheel Disc Brakes-Is it worth It??
[Re: Tempest]
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03/03/17 09:20 PM
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Most cars are just fine with front discs. Yep, as long as the drums are set-up and operating properly... No problem.
I have mechanical Aptitude. I can screw up anything.
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Re: Four Wheel Disc Brakes-Is it worth It??
[Re: 65pacecar]
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03/03/17 11:00 PM
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Big C Body with 4 wheel drum brakes, Drove fine stopped fine
But I did upgrade to front disc, because on the highway (NJ Turnpike) bumper bumper traffic it would not stop fast enough.
But if I only stayed in CT with the car I would have never upgraded
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Re: Four Wheel Disc Brakes-Is it worth It??
[Re: ahy]
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03/04/17 12:13 AM
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I converted to 4-wheel disc last summer and I love the way the car comes to a smooth complete stop from 100 plus with very little pedal effort. I lean on my car pretty hard and it's nice to know it will stop as fast as it will go I have 11" stock type discs on the front and Wilwood Dynalights on the rear and manual master from Strange. Gus
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Re: Four Wheel Disc Brakes-Is it worth It??
[Re: fourgearsavoy]
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03/04/17 12:18 AM
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It makes no sense to drive around with inferior 50 year old drum brakes,when there are affordable kits to convert these cars to four wheel discs. I have bought 4 kits so far and I plan on converting them all to 4 wheel discs.
70 Charger R/T SE 472 Hemi
70 Charger R/T convertible
70 Charger R/T V Code Sixpack
69 Charger R/T SE Sunroofcar
68 Charger 383
68 Charger 318
71 Charger R/T
70 Challenger convertible
71 Challenger convertible
71 Cuda 340
09 Challenger R/T Classic
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Re: Four Wheel Disc Brakes-Is it worth It??
[Re: chargervert]
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Good to hear, I will do mine when the time comes. New territory but I will reduce the tapered bearing end play to zero & weld on some homemade brackets (8&3/4), not sure what calipers but likely 73-75 A body (2.60") in the rear and 76 (2.75) in the front (setup stock).
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