Hub drilling
I just got the car a few weeks ago. It hasn't been registered since 2004 so I'm not sure how long it was driven after drilling. Really this is the first thing I did. Removed the front wheels to start rebuilding suspension and brakes. The rear is 8.25" but I have not removed the wheels yet so not sure what I will find, the bolt pattern is 4.5" on the rear. Seems like there are lots of options so I think I just need to do some research. I don't mind spending money and making big changes I just don't want to redo things because of making poor choices. It is a 360 car now, I'm not planning on doing any racing or anything like that so maybe the current setup is more than adequate.... It definitely needs new ball joints and bushings. Thank you
If you have an 8.25” rear axle they were all 4.5” bolt pattern from the factory, so you should just find the stock axles and 10x2.5” BBP drums in the back.
Probably shouldn't be changing the subject here but I see disc brake conversion kits all over ebay.... Are the used sets from swap meets just less expensive or have people had issues with the ebay kits. I did a quick search but didn't see any mention.
Don’t mess with any of the eBay kits unless they’re from DoctorDiff, as he sells on eBay too.
He’s not the cheapest, but he will get you all the right parts, and the highest quality reproduction parts that are currently available. Plus his customer service is awesome, so if you do have any issues or questions you can just email him. Cass is the best!
And yeah, if you need bushings and ball joints and all of that anyway, now would be the time to go disk up front because all that stuff has to change anyway. You’ll probably spend almost the same amount to rebuild everything you’ve got as it will cost to convert to disks.
As far as the swap meet stuff, you can probably save a little on some stuff, like spindles and control arms. But you’ll almost certainly still need to replace all the bushings and ball joints, and will likely need new bearings, rotors, and probably rebuild the calipers anyway. So, you could easily end up spending just as much or more, depending on how much you buy and how much of it needs to be rebuilt anyway.
Even when the FMJ cars were in the yards and i could get wrecking yard prices I only took spindles and caliper brackets unless the calipers were super clean, because after core charges and everything it was cheaper to just buy rebuilt and new everything else.
