Brake Parts???
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Brake Parts???
I’m converting my 2wd 68 f100 from drum to all wheel disc. I picked up the disc front suspension from a junkyard out of a 78 f150. I went to AutoZone for the new calipers and the Rotors. I picked up the replacement 78' front rotors and calipers no hassel.
The rear calipers I ordered are for a 78 Cadillac Eldorado as they are the choice Bolt-on single piston calipers for the conversion. But there was a foul up on my order for the rear calipers and they only had the passenger’s side. I inspected the thing closely and found the E-brake and the cable bracket doesn’t come with the caliper also the retaining nut was bent into an oval and wouldn’t thread.
Also there is no cable lever bracket, no brake hose fitting or banjo bolt, and no Bolts. Ya know the two that hold the caliper to the axel bracket. The bolts I figured I might have to pick up but the rest I hoped would be there since I don’t have Eldorado cores.
If I had been able to afford the kit it would have been at least $1300 for a comparable brake system and actually more because the front clip would be a bigger expense to swap in a mustang 2 set up. At least this way everything is over the counter for repair and maintenance.
So far for the conversion I have spent $628 and I still need the absent hardware and to install new brake lines. Does anyone have a preference for brake lines? And what size tubing – should I stay with the stock diameter or are there any benefits to changing it? In particular should I change it since now I’m converted from drum to disc? Also does anyone have a source for the Cadillac brake hardware that I need to pick up?<O<?xml:namespace prefix = v ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:vml" /><v:shapetype id=_x0000_t75 stroked="f" filled="f" path="m@4@5l@4@11@9@11@9@5xe" o
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Thoughts?
John
The rear calipers I ordered are for a 78 Cadillac Eldorado as they are the choice Bolt-on single piston calipers for the conversion. But there was a foul up on my order for the rear calipers and they only had the passenger’s side. I inspected the thing closely and found the E-brake and the cable bracket doesn’t come with the caliper also the retaining nut was bent into an oval and wouldn’t thread.
Also there is no cable lever bracket, no brake hose fitting or banjo bolt, and no Bolts. Ya know the two that hold the caliper to the axel bracket. The bolts I figured I might have to pick up but the rest I hoped would be there since I don’t have Eldorado cores.
If I had been able to afford the kit it would have been at least $1300 for a comparable brake system and actually more because the front clip would be a bigger expense to swap in a mustang 2 set up. At least this way everything is over the counter for repair and maintenance.
So far for the conversion I have spent $628 and I still need the absent hardware and to install new brake lines. Does anyone have a preference for brake lines? And what size tubing – should I stay with the stock diameter or are there any benefits to changing it? In particular should I change it since now I’m converted from drum to disc? Also does anyone have a source for the Cadillac brake hardware that I need to pick up?<O<?xml:namespace prefix = v ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:vml" /><v:shapetype id=_x0000_t75 stroked="f" filled="f" path="m@4@5l@4@11@9@11@9@5xe" o
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John
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