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E-body brakes on a-body? #1300336 09/09/12 11:46 AM 09/09/12 11:46 AM
Joined: Jul 2006 Posts: 383 Essex, Ont., Canada Fishmarket OP enthusiast
Fishmarket OP enthusiast Joined: Jul 2006 Posts: 383 Essex, Ont., Canada	Can I use the manual drum front brake setup from a 1972 Cuda to replace the original manual drums on my 1970 duster, in order to take advantage of the large bolt pattern? Would I have to use the spindles too and would this adversely affect the suspension geometry? I've purchased a disc brake setup for my Cuda, so I thought this may be a cost effective way to use some of my 4 1/2" wheels on the duster. Thanks! 1972 Plymouth Cuda 340 4 speed 1971 Plymouth Road Runner 383 Auto 1970 Plymouth Duster /6 Auto

Re: E-body brakes on a-body? [Re: Fishmarket] #1300337 09/09/12 01:24 PM 09/09/12 01:24 PM
Joined: Jan 2004 Posts: 27,347 Today? Who Knows? 1_WILD_RT Management Trainee
1_WILD_RT Management Trainee Joined: Jan 2004 Posts: 27,347 Today? Who Knows?	You'll need a set of 73-76 upper control arms to get the bigger ball joint that fits the spindle... "The Armies of our ancestors were lucky, in that they were not trailed by a second army of pencil pushers."

Re: E-body brakes on a-body? [Re: 1_WILD_RT] #1300338 09/09/12 04:08 PM 09/09/12 04:08 PM
Joined: Aug 2003 Posts: 12,291 Kent, Wa 340SHORTY Truck Nut
340SHORTY Truck Nut Joined: Aug 2003 Posts: 12,291 Kent, Wa	If your going to the trouble of changing the upper A arm and spindle to the larger bolt pattern you might as well convert to discs.. I am truckless..

Re: E-body brakes on a-body? [Re: 340SHORTY] #1300339 09/09/12 04:20 PM 09/09/12 04:20 PM
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1_WILD_RT Management Trainee Joined: Jan 2004 Posts: 27,347 Today? Who Knows?	Quote: If your going to the trouble of changing the upper A arm and spindle to the larger bolt pattern you might as well convert to discs.. On one side I completely agree but on the other he's got the drums sitting there collecting dust, it'll give him bigger drums, the ability to use LBP wheels & down the road the upper arms have already been changed when he finds a set of discs for cheap... "The Armies of our ancestors were lucky, in that they were not trailed by a second army of pencil pushers."

Re: E-body brakes on a-body? [Re: 340SHORTY] #1300340 09/09/12 04:25 PM 09/09/12 04:25 PM
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savoy64 top fuel S Joined: Sep 2011 Posts: 2,042 colorado	cool idea on the drum brakes--nothing wrong with them either--in the 60-70,s plymouth ran truck drum brakes on the police/taxi HD package--when chev introduced the disc set up the old plymouth drum brakes out performed them....bob

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