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Going to discbrakes #467667
09/14/09 05:48 AM
09/14/09 05:48 AM
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Stockholm, Sweden
MrSixpack Offline OP
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I have my 66 Dart ready to go now, it will be a family bracket car that my wife and I will drive.
But it does not feel really safe with the 9 inch drums up front.

I don't have a lot of money to use for this car so I need some help deciding on what setup to use.

So what is the cheapest discbrake kit around.

I don't have any scrapyards here with american car that I can take parts from.

Thanks


1970 Super Stock Challenger ex. Paul Rossi
1968 Dodge Dart GT 340
1968 Dodge Charger /6 3 speed manual
1966 Chrysler 300 Loaded
1968 Dodge Charger R/T 440

1968 Mini Cooper
Re: Going to discbrakes [Re: MrSixpack] #467668
09/14/09 07:48 AM
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If your rears are decent now and you don't have cookie cutters up front, choose a robust front disc system and forget the rears.


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Re: Going to discbrakes [Re: MrSixpack] #467669
09/14/09 08:36 AM
09/14/09 08:36 AM
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Marion, South Carolina [><]
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I like my Aerospace brakes. Member LilDemon is a dealer for them and gives discounts to moparts members. CHIP


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'70 hemicuda, 575" Hemi, 727, Dana 60
'69 road runner, 440-6, 18 spline 4 speed, Dana 60
'71 Demon, 340, low gear 904, 8.75
'73 Chrysler New Yorker, 440, 727, 8.75
'90 Chevy 454SS Silverado, 476" BBC, TH400, 14 bolt
'06 GMC 2500HD LBZ Duramax
Re: Going to discbrakes [Re: an8sec70cuda] #467670
09/14/09 09:46 AM
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Great Neck,LI,new york
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I am very happy with my SSBC kit.Stopping from 133 MPH is no problem with my 3800 lb brick


HEMI-ITIS has no cure.
My condition is fully BLOWN!!
Re: Going to discbrakes [Re: MrSixpack] #467671
09/14/09 09:51 PM
09/14/09 09:51 PM
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There is no disc brake conversion in your existing bolt pattern except the expensive and hard to find parts for factory discs. Perhaps you can find some Euro-spec, 5-on-100mm, rotors that can be mounted to your existing hubs and then make some caliper mounts that will bolt to your existing spindles?
Shipping to Sweden will be high for heavy parts, you can forget about low cost, of course it's all relative to your own budget.
The cheapest parts would be the '73-up F,M,J,B-body spindles and rotors with different upper control arms or ball joint adapters. You'd also need different lower ball joints, '73-'76 A-body spec.
Good luck.

Re: Going to discbrakes [Re: @#$%&*!] #467672
09/15/09 02:40 AM
09/15/09 02:40 AM
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Stockholm, Sweden
MrSixpack Offline OP
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I do want to get the 4.5 bc in front to, I have a new 8 3/4 with 4.5 ready installed

You can see what happend to my old axle, the pinion angle was abit high:-)


1970 Super Stock Challenger ex. Paul Rossi
1968 Dodge Dart GT 340
1968 Dodge Charger /6 3 speed manual
1966 Chrysler 300 Loaded
1968 Dodge Charger R/T 440

1968 Mini Cooper
Re: Going to discbrakes [Re: MrSixpack] #467673
09/15/09 06:56 AM
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Wow thats the one rusty axle tube.


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Re: Going to discbrakes [Re: MrSixpack] #467674
09/15/09 01:30 PM
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Quote:

I do want to get the 4.5 bc in front to, I have a new 8 3/4 with 4.5 ready installed






Maybe your budget is a little higher than I inferred from your original post. I sent you a PM.







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