SBP drums to SBP disc parts list

Updates:

I haven't yet installed the master or bled the brakes, but everything else is done, and its a nice fit.

So here is what I did. Other's experience may vary.

1. Remove drum from Spindle. (Cotter pin, axle nut)
2. Remove backing plate from Spindle. (4 bolts through the backing plate to spindle)
3. Clean the spindle as best you can.

4. Remove Drum from hub.
This part can vary, depending on if your studs are swedged onto the drum, mine were.

After calling around to local machine and brake shops, no one had the appropriate swedge cutter. So I took the assembly to Midas, and had the guy use a die grider and cut as close to the drum as he could with out damaging it, this effectively took enough of the swedge off the stud, to where we could could seperate the two. Then he cut the rest of the lugs below the grinded area and pressed them out of the hub. This only took him about 20 mins, and he only charged me $20.

5. Get Rotors re drilled to 5 on 4" bolt circle, or you can purchase pre-drilled ones from Scarebird ($125). I had mine re-drilled. ($60)

6.With the Hubs seperated from the Drums, I cleaned all the old grease out and installed new lug studs, easy to do with the new lug nuts and some washers.

7. Repacked new wheel bearings and installed new seals and races.

8. Bolted on Scarebird adapters with the existing (4) bolts used for the backing plate, with the caliper bracket facing forward. The kit also comes with 2 metal rings, these are not mentioned in the instructions, but are meant to center the rotor on the hub.
They go around the hub on the rotor side. To install I just used a drift punch and a ball peen hammer, and gently tapped it around until it sat flush on the hub.

9. Bolted the rotor onto the hub with 3 lug nuts.

10. Installed Hub/rotor onto Spindle.

11. Next was fitting the Calipers, which was by far the most work, not hard though. Calipers may vary, but I had to grind off a nub that was interfering with the spindle, this didn't affect the integrity of the caliper.

12. Once I got a good fit, I installed the pads and Caliper onto the Scarebird adapter over the rotor.

14. The brake hoses were next. Bolt onto the caliper first, then to the existing metal line.

15. Bench bleed new master and install. (Haven't done yet)

16. Bleed brakes (Haven't done yet)

Take for test Drive. (Haven't done yet)


Parts list:

Scarebird Adapters: $121 shipped

1994 Toyota Previa Van front rotors x2 WAGNER BD125058

1991 Chevy Celebrity Front Calipers x2 (I got at local O'reillys A1 Cardone) PN will vary depending on brand)

1991 Chevy Celebrity Front brake pads WAGNER ZX215

1984 Cadillac Eldarado brake lines RAYBESTOS BH36959
RAYBESTOS BH36960

1973 Dodge Dart Master Cylinder 1 1/32" Bore (A 15/16" Bore is what most people go with, but I think the pedal will be ok on this one.)

(I chose this route, for the ease of installation and the price, you can use Dr. Diff's master and adapter, etc.)

Lugs and nuts: DORMAN 611160 (10)
DORMAN 610156 (10)



That should be it. Feel free to ask me questions, if you are not clear on something.

I will post back once I get it on the road.