A Body Disc Brake Swap 101

MyPlumCrazy said
I have a 1971 Plymouth Duster 340 Vin .it has drum brakes with sbp on the front and I'm planning on doing the disc swap to bbp. I did see in this thread that the 340s came with discs so they must have been hijacked.. From what I have researched the best parts to use are from a 76 A body for the larger caliper piston. And the calipers need to be mounted on the rear due to the sway bar. Am I headed on the right track here. And now for my question.... Does anyone have a complete part list to go to Napa , Advance Auto or Autozone and buy all the parts.. I dont have a donor vehicle. THANK YOU for the help!!

Your best bet to buy all the parts you need for the 73+ BBP swap is DoctorDiff. He sells complete kits that are made up of all the 73+ OE style Mopar parts. Having a donor vehicle is nice, but after having done it that was as well you end up buying a lot of parts anyway. Often times most of your donor vehicle's parts will need to be reconditioned or replaced anyway, leaving you to buy new or reconditioned calipers, new bearings, brake hoses, etc. Unlike some of the other kits out there Cass sells the kits with Timken bearings, new lines, and has options for all the other stuff you may need as well. Keep in mine that 73+ BBP swap will also require either large ball joint upper control arms, or tapered ball joint spacers for the spindles.

10.95" Front Disc Brake Kit (Stage 1)

RustyRatRod said
No it was pretty sad too. I took him to his chemo treatments and he went downhill so fast. It was a heartbreaking thing.

A real loss for us here, he was an incredible resource for those of us with the '70 and '71 GT's.