First Project on the new dart Scarebird Conversion?
IM new to the A body and have been researching the disc brake conversion. Scarebird seems to be everyone's choice.
My question is why do you need a drill press. I thought their kit was bolt on?
it is except for the small or big bolt pattern choice. plus you don't have to align the car after putting them on if your suspension is good and already aligned.
the drill press is to convert either your hubs 9" or 10" with the small bolt pattern to large bolt pattern (hard to do at home but you can).
OR to drill the rotors which have the 4.5 Big bolt pattern already to the smaller 5 on 4" small bolt pattern and keep your existing wheels. that way you don't have small bolt pattern on the rears and big bolt pattern on the front.
A pattern is supplied with the brackets to do the rotor drilling, easier to do with a drill press at home
It's easier to get a machine shop to do the 4.5 bolt pattern on the hub after you remove the studs on your hubs. Mine cost me 12.50 per hub to get done this last time 2.50 per hole drilled at tapped. my rears had already been re-drilled. I recommend screw in studs too they work great.
Doing the Big bolt pattern cost me a bit more in getting new rims (really swiped them off a b body that went to steelies) but kept the tires on the old rally that went on my dart.
BBP gives you a major jump in choosing what tire rim combo you want to use. small bolt pattern is sort of limited. if your on a strict budget drill the rotors for SBP and save up for the drilling to BBP and new wheels when you have time. Best of both worlds then.