Rear disk brake conversion.
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Rear disk brake conversion.
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Any '70's-'80's with rear disc brakes will work. Mostly they are found in the (at the time) high end Ford, Lincoln, and Merc cars. LTD's, Continentals, Mark series, etc... Converting to leaf from coil is easy enough, Bronco graveyard, in the sponsors section, offers weld on spring pads. If the axle is just a little wider or narrower than you have, getting wheels with a different back spacing will correct it, otherwise, narrowing the axle is not that bad.
Option 2 is, there are companies that offer kits, if you can not find a doner factory axle, like I have. Summit racing is the only place I know of that offers the kit, but I'm sure a lot more places, I don't know about, offer them too. The price is really not that bad, $619.95 for a complete kit.
Option 2 is, there are companies that offer kits, if you can not find a doner factory axle, like I have. Summit racing is the only place I know of that offers the kit, but I'm sure a lot more places, I don't know about, offer them too. The price is really not that bad, $619.95 for a complete kit.
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You can get the caliper brackets here They also have bolt-on brackets.
These use $24 GM single piston calipers (pre '77 SAE) and D-154 pads. You can use the front rotors from an 85 F150 ($39) or a 78-83 Monte Carlo.
I have seen this setup assembled with these parts, but I haven't done it myself.
Kevin K.
These use $24 GM single piston calipers (pre '77 SAE) and D-154 pads. You can use the front rotors from an 85 F150 ($39) or a 78-83 Monte Carlo.
I have seen this setup assembled with these parts, but I haven't done it myself.
Kevin K.
