Hi,

I am looking to put a disc brake conversion on my 1953 FORD f100. My front rims are 15x5 (I think), 5 bolt on 5.5 American Racing mags. Has anyone done this with this particular combo? Will I need to grind the caliper?

Also, does anyone have an idea what it costs for a shop to do this? I can't do it due to lack of skills physical condition.

Thanks in advance for any help,
BDL

 

I put a disc brakit on my 55 however I went from 5.5 to 4.5. The hardest thing was boiling the metal sleeve and pressing it on the spindle (if you call that hard) everything went on without any grinding. I did have to remove the grease fittings. My front rim size was also 15x8, I change them a e years ago to 15x6 on the front. There is a pic in my frame removal gallery.

 

Cool, thanks for the info. I'm going to stick with the 5 x 5.5.

BDL

 

The driving factor in this is the diameter of the rotor, without that piece of the puzzle it's a tough question to answer. Lug spacing has little to do with caliper clearance.

 

Don't know where you are going through for the conversion, but the new Speedway Motor's catalog has a $7 flat rate shipping deal on orders over $150 through 8/11/12. The code is SR341.

I got their 5x5 1/2" disc kit last month and the shipping deal saved me $80. They seemed to have the best priced kit ($279) I could find too.

 

Damn, I didn't even think of that. I'll be using the conversion form Mid-Fifty (which I believe is a CPP). There website says you'll have to shave the calipers if using stock steelies. I'll call them tomorrow and verify the disc diameter.

Thanks!
BDL

 

I had steelies from american racing when I first put the disc kit on, they didn't rub. My calipers are from an 80's Camero