Switching to Kelsey Hayes setup

Well, I now have everything for my disc brake upgrade except the Master Cylinder today, which should be in this afternoon. I currently have the stock drum brake setup that was completely replaced with new parts when I restored the car 5 years ago. I bought a Kelsey Hayes disc brake setup a month ago (from a member of this forum) that needed to be gone through and freshened up. I have new bearings, seals, rotors from RockAuto, stainless steel calipers from Calipersonline, and the master cylinder is coming from NAPA. I will post pics of how the setup currently looks and update as the parts get cleaned and painted. Now I can use my 340 and not be as afraid of stopping quickly. Stay tuned...

Looking forward to your documentary.

You will luv the brake stopping power improvement.

Just be certain that you have the correct rear drum brake wheel cylinders, because your proportioning valve will only work properly with the correct rear wheel cylinders. You will need the rear wheel cylinders for the factory disc/drum setup, which were used on the 1965-72 8.75" rear with 1.75" rear brake setup, standard on 1968 - 72 factory 340 Abodies.

If you install the wrong rear drum wheel cylinder, what happens is the rear tends to lockup when you apply moderate brake pedal pressure.