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disk or drum advice #656335 03/30/10 08:46 PM 03/30/10 08:46 PM
Joined: Jun 2005 Posts: 503 south jersey jim69rr OP mopar addict
jim69rr OP mopar addict Joined: Jun 2005 Posts: 503 south jersey	69 runner, which would you prefer? good old 11 drums all new fresh & tuned -or- cheap disk conversion ( under $500 bucks) I say "cheap" cause that's all I could afford right now let me have it !!!

Re: disk or drum advice [Re: jim69rr] #656336 03/30/10 08:50 PM 03/30/10 08:50 PM
Joined: Aug 2003 Posts: 12,291 Kent, Wa 340SHORTY Truck Nut
340SHORTY Truck Nut Joined: Aug 2003 Posts: 12,291 Kent, Wa	I would do the A body disc conversion,,,,, cheap and efective.... I am truckless..

Re: disk or drum advice [Re: 340SHORTY] #656337 03/30/10 09:31 PM 03/30/10 09:31 PM
Joined: Nov 2003 Posts: 36,041 Lincoln Nebraska R RapidRobert Circle Track
RapidRobert Circle Track R Joined: Nov 2003 Posts: 36,041 Lincoln Nebraska	The A body spindles but w 11&3/4" rotors/adapters and some aggressive pads live every 24 hour block of time like it's your last day on earth

Re: disk or drum advice [Re: RapidRobert] #656338 03/30/10 09:50 PM 03/30/10 09:50 PM
Joined: Nov 2009 Posts: 579 Ft.Myers,Florida Hemiruss mopar
Hemiruss mopar Joined: Nov 2009 Posts: 579 Ft.Myers,Florida	My vote disc all the way

Re: disk or drum advice [Re: Hemiruss] #656339 03/30/10 10:04 PM 03/30/10 10:04 PM
Joined: Jan 2007 Posts: 7,664 IN A ahy master
ahy master A Joined: Jan 2007 Posts: 7,664 IN	Disk will stop better for the first stop... and lots better for the 2'nd, 3'rd... stop. You can get along with drums and caution but everybody stopping in front of you will have a better system. I'd do the inexpensive disc conversion.

Re: disk or drum advice [Re: Hemiruss] #656340 03/30/10 10:06 PM 03/30/10 10:06 PM
Joined: Feb 2003 Posts: 8,686 A Andrewh master
Andrewh master A Joined: Feb 2003 Posts: 8,686	new spindles run around 200 bucks a set. figure another 150 for the calipers and disc's and you should be all set. IF you wanted to go cheaper, you could pull m-body spindles and pick up the new rotors and calipers and be under 200 for all of it. But you would be running 10 inch disc's. Still better then the 11 inch drums in stopping power, but not as good as the 11 inch. But you can upgrade pretty easy later. Just different caliper brackets and new rotors.

Re: disk or drum advice [Re: Andrewh] #656341 03/30/10 10:16 PM 03/30/10 10:16 PM
Joined: Sep 2005 Posts: 12,481 Chino Valley RodStRace I Live Here
RodStRace I Live Here Joined: Sep 2005 Posts: 12,481 Chino Valley	>>>>>>disc<<<<<<<<

Re: disk or drum advice [Re: RodStRace] #656342 03/30/10 10:23 PM 03/30/10 10:23 PM
Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 4,323 NY NY 3 340duster340 master
340duster340 master 3 Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 4,323 NY NY	i'll rock the boat and vote drum. money is better spent elsewhere on a project car, you can convert to disc at a later date. drum brakes stop fine, as long as your not continuously threshold braking your good. 1966 Dart GT ...down to only 1 mopar for the first time in 15 years!

Re: disk or drum advice [Re: jim69rr] #656343 03/30/10 10:28 PM 03/30/10 10:28 PM
Joined: Apr 2003 Posts: 3,968 North Riverside IL & Lowell IN GTXKen super gas
GTXKen super gas Joined: Apr 2003 Posts: 3,968 North Riverside IL & Lowell IN	cheap disks

Re: disk or drum advice [Re: 340duster340] #656344 03/30/10 10:33 PM 03/30/10 10:33 PM
Joined: Dec 2007 Posts: 12,588 Great Neck,LI,new york hemi-itis I Live Here
hemi-itis I Live Here Joined: Dec 2007 Posts: 12,588 Great Neck,LI,new york	I was able to stop with the 6 cyl front brakes up to around 125 mph in the 1/4 but it took some effort At 130 it got to be quite the handfull.I used the SSBC manual std conversion and it's great!! Everything was in the kit and it used my spindles.NO PROBLEM stopping now 5897736-2009-04-24-1723-17_edited.jpg (33 downloads) HEMI-ITIS has no cure. My condition is fully BLOWN!!

Re: disk or drum advice [Re: hemi-itis] #656345 03/30/10 10:54 PM 03/30/10 10:54 PM
Joined: Apr 2007 Posts: 807 Toronto, Canada D dirtybee super stock
dirtybee super stock D Joined: Apr 2007 Posts: 807 Toronto, Canada	'73 up a-body discs, even the small ones. that's what my 70 bee has and it stops way better than with drums. mine are manual but my pedal feel is fine, effortless stopping power.

Re: disk or drum advice [Re: 340duster340] #656346 03/31/10 01:52 PM 03/31/10 01:52 PM
Joined: Dec 2006 Posts: 3,533 Indiana F Fury Fan master
Fury Fan master F Joined: Dec 2006 Posts: 3,533 Indiana	Quote: money is better spent elsewhere on a project car, you can convert to disc at a later date. drum brakes stop fine, as long as your not continuously threshold braking your good. I'm going to assume, based on the OP, that he has no working brakes at this time (or they need some repairs). So... I think the extra $200-ish to convert to factory discs (above fixing the drums) is better spent and is cheap investment in protecting the rest of the car from an accident. The time and $ spent on drumbrakes now, knowing they'll be upgraded later, is wasted. Especially on a project car that might not drive many miles betwen now and later. As mentioned, do the 11.75 rotors, too! DIRTFT and don't look back. Parts I seek: driver doorpanel, 65 Sport Fury, prefer black, needs to be 7-8 on 10 scale, might buy set 16" x 6" Dodge truck wheel(s), from early 70s?, takes 9" dogdish - need for a research job so cheaper is better. 69-73 C-body caliper brackets and/or splashields Send a PM.

Re: disk or drum advice [Re: Fury Fan] #656347 03/31/10 03:05 PM 03/31/10 03:05 PM
Joined: Sep 2005 Posts: 6,516 Santa Cruz, California L Lefty master
Lefty master L Joined: Sep 2005 Posts: 6,516 Santa Cruz, California	Quote: cheap disk conversion ( under $500 bucks)

Re: disk or drum advice [Re: hemi-itis] #656348 03/31/10 05:04 PM 03/31/10 05:04 PM
Joined: Nov 2003 Posts: 36,041 Lincoln Nebraska R RapidRobert Circle Track
RapidRobert Circle Track R Joined: Nov 2003 Posts: 36,041 Lincoln Nebraska	Quote: I used the SSBC manual std conversion and it's great! Everything was in the kit and it used my spindles. Hemi-itis Is that a SBP conversion? My 8&3/4 is SBP & I want to keep the fronts a match. My 9" drum spindles are (65 dart)and are all years of A body 9" drum spindles the same do you know? Last edited by RapidRobert; 03/31/10 05:15 PM.

Re: disk or drum advice [Re: RapidRobert] #656349 03/31/10 10:35 PM 03/31/10 10:35 PM
Joined: Dec 2007 Posts: 12,588 Great Neck,LI,new york hemi-itis I Live Here
hemi-itis I Live Here Joined: Dec 2007 Posts: 12,588 Great Neck,LI,new york	Quote: Quote: I used the SSBC manual std conversion and it's great! Everything was in the kit and it used my spindles. Hemi-itis Is that a SBP conversion? My 8&3/4 is SBP & I want to keep the fronts a match. My 9" drum spindles are (65 dart)and are all years of A body 9" drum spindles the same do you know? I did the front only,,,,,,for now.My original spindles were for the little 6 cyl drums and are used with the upgrade.You might want to call them for rec's HEMI-ITIS has no cure. My condition is fully BLOWN!!

Re: disk or drum advice [Re: hemi-itis] #656350 03/31/10 10:46 PM 03/31/10 10:46 PM
Joined: Nov 2003 Posts: 36,041 Lincoln Nebraska R RapidRobert Circle Track
RapidRobert Circle Track R Joined: Nov 2003 Posts: 36,041 Lincoln Nebraska	Quote: My original spindles were for the little 6 cyl drums and are used with the upgrade. I will contact them. Yes it's the fronts I want to do. What bolt pattern did you get and what year of 9" drum spindles did you use w their kit live every 24 hour block of time like it's your last day on earth

Re: disk or drum advice [Re: RapidRobert] #656351 04/01/10 12:43 PM 04/01/10 12:43 PM
Joined: May 2008 Posts: 62 Indianapolis R Roadrunner451 member
Roadrunner451 member R Joined: May 2008 Posts: 62 Indianapolis	Since you have a road runner I assume you have the 11" x 3" drums in the front. If that is the case I wouldn't bother with the discs. I did the stainless steel brakes four piston caliper conversion on my 68 runner. I bought there complete kit. I can honstly say that it does not stop any better or quicker with the discs than it did with the stock drums. The only adavantage it might have with the discs is if you make a bunch of stops from a buck twenty plus all in a row, it would probably take longer for the brakes to fade. The big drums on the car are pretty damn good really. If I had it to do over again I wouldn't bother with the conversion.

Re: disk or drum advice [Re: jim69rr] #656352 04/01/10 12:59 PM 04/01/10 12:59 PM
Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 31,050 Oregon A AndyF I Win
AndyF I Win A Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 31,050 Oregon	For a '69 B body car the cheapest setup would be late model disc brakes from a FMJ car or late B body setup. You'll have to dink around finding the correct calipers and hoses, especially if you have an anti-sway bar. Lots of people get confused at this step and use the wrong caliper and then can't get the hoses to fit. Just have to be smarter than the parts!

Re: disk or drum advice [Re: AndyF] #656353 04/01/10 01:40 PM 04/01/10 01:40 PM
Joined: Mar 2005 Posts: 11,269 Slantytown DUFFMAN Ask And Ye Shall Receive
DUFFMAN Ask And Ye Shall Receive Joined: Mar 2005 Posts: 11,269 Slantytown	Another thing to consider is if you plan on running a nice set of wheels on it is that drum brakes don't throw dust. No longer taking $h!t from anyone!

Re: disk or drum advice [Re: DUFFMAN] #656354 04/01/10 02:01 PM 04/01/10 02:01 PM
Joined: Jan 2007 Posts: 776 Penguin Country M moepwr super stock
moepwr super stock M Joined: Jan 2007 Posts: 776 Penguin Country	I have a parts list at home of what I used. It worked great for me. You can look at my signature web site under suspension and see how it looks. PM me if you want the list. It a list of over the counter parts minus the spindles. I got mine of ebay. 1969 Road Runner Bench seat, four speed 1999 Dodge Ram 1500 http://picasaweb.google.com/moeville

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