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starchief_59
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Age: 23
Location: San Marcos, Texas
 |  Subject: Re: Disc brake conversion  Mon Sep 07, 2009 2:30 am | |
| That's what I typed first but then I thought that was Chrysler. You're right Ford and Chrysler is 4.5" and GM A body is 4.75". I've only had one A body in my life haha _________________ Robert Lewis  1959 Pontiac Star Chief 4 Door Hard Top 1959 Buick Electra 4 Door Sedan 1976 Dodge Power Wagon W200 4x4 383 auto 1986 Dodge Power Ram W100 4x4 318, 4 speed 2007 Hemi Ram 14.52@92.50 |
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manicmechanic
Posts: 107
Join date: 2009-08-29
Age: 32
Location: Austin, Texas
| | Subject: Re: Disc brake conversion Mon Sep 07, 2009 2:31 am | |
| | starchief_59 wrote: | | Another thing, Disc brakes are just plain simple and easy to work on. You have 2 bolts that hold the caliper on, 2 pads, 1 rotor no adjustments needed. Disc brakes need to be adjusted, they have a lot of little springs and shit, wheel cylinders, shoes and drums etc etc |
I agree with you 100% there.
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manicmechanic
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starchief_59
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Join date: 2008-05-22
Age: 23
Location: San Marcos, Texas
| | Subject: Re: Disc brake conversion Mon Sep 07, 2009 2:35 am | |
| When I get my car going and I don't think it stops well enough I'll change out the MC and booster before I switch to disc brakes _________________ Robert Lewis 1959 Pontiac Star Chief 4 Door Hard Top 1959 Buick Electra 4 Door Sedan 1976 Dodge Power Wagon W200 4x4 383 auto 1986 Dodge Power Ram W100 4x4 318, 4 speed 2007 Hemi Ram 14.52@92.50 |
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manicmechanic
Posts: 107
Join date: 2009-08-29
Age: 32
Location: Austin, Texas
| | Subject: Re: Disc brake conversion Mon Sep 07, 2009 2:42 am | |
| | starchief_59 wrote: | | When I get my car going and I don't think it stops well enough I'll change out the MC and booster before I switch to disc brakes |
Much easier, you'd have to change out all that anyway to switch over to discs.
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starchief_59
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Posts: 1062
Join date: 2008-05-22
Age: 23
Location: San Marcos, Texas
| | Subject: Re: Disc brake conversion Mon Sep 07, 2009 3:07 am | |
| Exactly...well you wouldn't have to The Scarebird disc brake kit for our cars says you can even use the single chamber MC with it But that doesn't make sense because I thought with a disc brake conversion you usually needed a propotioning valve since the calipers and the wheel cylinders won't engage at the same time or the same pressure. IDK but I guess Scarebird does know _________________ Robert Lewis 1959 Pontiac Star Chief 4 Door Hard Top 1959 Buick Electra 4 Door Sedan 1976 Dodge Power Wagon W200 4x4 383 auto 1986 Dodge Power Ram W100 4x4 318, 4 speed 2007 Hemi Ram 14.52@92.50 |
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starchief_59
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Posts: 1062
Join date: 2008-05-22
Age: 23
Location: San Marcos, Texas
| | Subject: Re: Disc brake conversion Mon Sep 07, 2009 3:10 am | |
| How hard would it be to use say a....69 GTO NEW booster and dual chamber MC and make it work on my Star Chief? I really want a dual chamber MC _________________ Robert Lewis 1959 Pontiac Star Chief 4 Door Hard Top 1959 Buick Electra 4 Door Sedan 1976 Dodge Power Wagon W200 4x4 383 auto 1986 Dodge Power Ram W100 4x4 318, 4 speed 2007 Hemi Ram 14.52@92.50 |
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manicmechanic
Posts: 107
Join date: 2009-08-29
Age: 32
Location: Austin, Texas
| | Subject: Re: Disc brake conversion Mon Sep 07, 2009 3:11 am | |
| | starchief_59 wrote: | | How hard would it be to use say a....69 GTO NEW booster and dual chamber MC and make it work on my Star Chief? I really want a dual chamber MC |
I can't imagine it would be too difficult. You'll have to change out the proportioning valve of course.
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starchief_59
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Posts: 1062
Join date: 2008-05-22
Age: 23
Location: San Marcos, Texas
| | Subject: Re: Disc brake conversion Mon Sep 07, 2009 3:13 am | |
| Well old cars don't have a proportioning valve. Actually only cars with disc brake fronts and drum rears have the valves I think. You don't need a proportioning valve on an all drum brake car which is what mine will stay...hopefully _________________ Robert Lewis 1959 Pontiac Star Chief 4 Door Hard Top 1959 Buick Electra 4 Door Sedan 1976 Dodge Power Wagon W200 4x4 383 auto 1986 Dodge Power Ram W100 4x4 318, 4 speed 2007 Hemi Ram 14.52@92.50 |
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manicmechanic
Posts: 107
Join date: 2009-08-29
Age: 32
Location: Austin, Texas
| | Subject: Re: Disc brake conversion Mon Sep 07, 2009 3:34 am | |
| Good point, I am tired. heh
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starchief1959
Posts: 353
Join date: 2008-05-23
Age: 28
Location: Minnesota
| | Subject: Re: Disc brake conversion Tue Sep 08, 2009 8:04 am | |
| Note - Scarebird's kits will NOT work with 14" rims. You need to bump up to at least a 15". _________________  - Chris - 1959 Pontiac Custom Star Chief 389ci w/ '60 SD Tri Power - TH350 |
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59vista
Posts: 153
Join date: 2008-05-23
Age: 36
Location: Denmark
| | Subject: Re: Disc brake conversion Tue Sep 08, 2009 10:42 am | |
| Right, that was where my project stranded - i want to preserve my 14" original rims, that i just got new whitewalls for. I have not found any kits that will allow these 14 " rims.
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PontiaCat59
Posts: 57
Join date: 2008-06-11
Location: Virginia
| | Subject: Re: Disc brake conversion Tue Sep 08, 2009 10:06 pm | |
| Good exchange of info and ideas. Thanks. |
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