73-76 factory disc brake calipers

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I'm upgrading my drum brakes to 73-76 a body discs using 76 calipers. Aren't these calipers left and right handed? Parts store computer catalog said left or right listed for one part number yet listed 2 different part numbers. I ordered 1 of each part number to get what I think are left and right but would like to know for sure. Thanks for any help.
 
Yup, two different calipers, left and right. So both calipers have the bleeder on top.

Now, you can mount the calipers to the front or the back, so, the "left" caliper may not end up on the left side depending on the application. Which is another great reason to buy calipers in pairs.
 
And when your done you get something like this.

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I'll guess you are putting these brakes on a pre 73 A-body, retaining the earlier K member. If that's correct you probably should place the left spindle on the right side and right spindle on the left side so calipers go to rear of spindle center ( like 1 o'clock position instead of their original 11 o'clock position ). That first pic shown above is what you would want end up with. Look closely and you can see how the caliper would hit the stabilizer bar had it been placed at forward position ( like they were in those 73 up assemblies ).
Even if you don't have a the stabilizer bar and that conflict today, you might want to add a stabilizer bar later on. There are other ways to work around this swaybar caliper conflict but the most common method is stated and shown, switch the parts left and right. Buy the slightly longer F-body fluid hoses. A-body hoses will bee to short for this assembly method.
The only snafu that some run into is when a bearing destroys a spindle. They'll start searching for a left side spindle when they actually need a right spindle for their left side.
 
The correct answer is 1969 Camaro 396 engine front disk brake lines. Got that directly from Cass at Doctor Diff. I have a set & they are perfect. Gotta trust Cass.
 
RedFish said:
I'll guess you are putting these brakes on a pre 73 A-body, retaining the earlier K member. If that's correct you probably should place the left spindle on the right side and right spindle on the left side so calipers go to rear of spindle center ( like 1 o'clock position instead of their original 11 o'clock position ). That first pic shown above is what you would want end up with. Look closely and you can see how the caliper would hit the stabilizer bar had it been placed at forward position ( like they were in those 73 up assemblies ).
Even if you don't have a the stabilizer bar and that conflict today, you might want to add a stabilizer bar later on. There are other ways to work around this swaybar caliper conflict but the most common method is stated and shown, switch the parts left and right. Buy the slightly longer F-body fluid hoses. A-body hoses will bee to short for this assembly method.
The only snafu that some run into is when a bearing destroys a spindle. They'll start searching for a left side spindle when they actually need a right spindle for their left side.
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I left out some info. 67 Dart but put 73-76 k frame in so everything will be mounted in 73-76 factory locations.
 
Makes no difference. For all practical purposes you are building a 73 to 76 Dart now. Trust me on the brake lines. My photo is mock up. Top of brake line is just resting on upper ball joint so it does not flop around.
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72Dart6pack said:
Makes no difference. For all practical purposes you are building a 73 to 76 Dart now. Trust me on the brake lines. My photo is mock up. Top of brake line is just resting on upper ball joint so it does not flop around.View attachment 1715087499
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Do the Camaro brake lines you mentioned fit better than 73-76 a body brake lines? Don't understand why not to use proper 73-76 a body lines with the same year k frame, spindles, calipers, upper and lower control arms, sway bar, and calipers located in factory position.
 
Because the mopar ones have a section of hard line on them. You will never get them to rotate to the correct orientation you need. The Camaro ones will be perfect for you. You can use the factory ones if the brakes are going to the front of the rotors. But if you put the brakes to the rear like in my photos you need the Camaro lines.
 
72Dart6pack said:
Because the mopar ones have a section of hard line on them. You will never get them to rotate to the correct orientation you need. The Camaro ones will be perfect for you. You can use the factory ones if the brakes are going to the front of the rotors. But if you put the brakes to the rear like in my photos you need the Camaro lines.
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Got it now, thanks.
 
I'd still buy the Camaro lines for the front. So much easier. But Hey! It's your car.
 
Where the calipers are in OEM correct position, the correct OEM line will be best. It worked just fine on thousands of examples.
Yes it has a short section of hard line on it, prevents movement at the banjo bolt and maintains its routing away from wheel and tire. Happy moparing
 
RedFish said:
Where the calipers are in OEM correct position, the correct OEM line will be best. It worked just fine on thousands of examples.
Yes it has a short section of hard line on it, prevents movement at the banjo bolt and maintains its routing away from wheel and tire. Happy moparing
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Yes, calipers are going in correct oem position. I am going to use oem type brake hoses. Thanks.
 
You must mount the calipers toward the rear if you are working on an A-body with a '72 and older sway bar.

'80 and newer F-body calipers and '69 Camaro front disc hoses work nicely when mounted toward the rear.

'79 and older F-body calipers and '73-'76 A-body front disc hoses work nicley when mounted toward the front.
 
I hope Doctor Diff saw my handy work I did with the parts from him?
 
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