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  1. caferacerx

    manual front drum to KH disc swap

    and you know the hub was easily repaired right? no need to replace it,
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    10 inch rear drums ????

    $150?!?!?!?!?!?!?!? that guy is smoking CRACK!!!!!!
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    10 inch rear drums ????

    the 8 3/4 drums look different, they have a flair on the back but the 7 1/4 drums fit and work just fine,
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    10 inch rear drums ????

    small bolt 10" drums are small bolt 10" drums doesn't matter what they came off of, so 70 duster drums should work just fine the big bolt 10" drums are wider,
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    10 inch rear drums ????

    good luck, I haven't been able to find any new ones for a while, wish someone would start making them, hell I would even be happy to find some cheap chinese made ones
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    SBP drums to SBP disc parts list

    I am doing the same conversion on my 66 now, I got hoses,pads, and caliper rebuild kits from NAPA, and rotors from rock auto http://www.rockauto.com/ I am rebuilding my calipers, but they also have the rebuilt ones for $50 with a $75 core charge, the set you have linked includes cores, so you...
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    wheel cylinder rebuild question

    well then, it is past due for an update, isn't it? did the rebuild work, or did it start leaking? and what about the replacement cylinder, did the auto parts store get him the correct one, or was he forced to find an adapter? and what was the butler doing with the next door neighbor behind...
  8. caferacerx

    Rear driver's side wheel doesn't spin

    back off the adjuster with a screwdriver through the slot in the backing plate until you can remove the drum, I am thinking the emergency brake cable is stuck
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    Brake Drum Width?

    later big bolt pattern (5X4.5) 7 1/4" and 8 1/4" rears use wider drums and brake shoes than the earlier small bolt pattern (5X4) 7 1/4" and 8 3/4" rears, if you try and fit the wider brake shoes into the narrower brake drums, this is what happens
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    Assembling Drum brakes Help!

    not sure if 9" and 10" use the same pins you can always try them and see if the work
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    Assembling Drum brakes Help!

    are they the same size brakes? if everything else is the same they should be also (I hope)
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    Assembling Drum brakes Help!

    been there, done that!:oops:
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    Assembling Drum brakes Help!

    go back and look at the old wheel cylinders you took off they are pressed in and only held on by the rubber boot just twist and pull they will pop right off then you just push them on to the new wheel cylinders
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    Assembling Drum brakes Help!

    you need to remove them from the old wheel cylinder and put them on the new wheel cylinders
  15. caferacerx

    HELP! 11.75 brake upgrade....dragging!

    are you sure they didn't sell you a drum brake master cylinder? the residual pressure valve in a drum brake M/C will cause disk brakes to drag X2 on pettybludart bad flex line, just had that happen on my truck
  16. caferacerx

    Would everyone be against using Mustang II disc brakes?

    rockauto has them from $49 per side rebuilt
  17. caferacerx

    Would everyone be against using Mustang II disc brakes?

    stock late model single piston 4X4.5" set up not hard to find, not expensive, work great
  18. caferacerx

    8.75 SBP brake options?

    I wouldn't worry about it, you don't need a thick skin to be here, ........but it helps! besides I am the king of pissing people off, (not sure why they assume I am being serious all the time):jocolor::smilebox::joker::king::dontknow::tongue2::supz::toothy2:
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    8.75 SBP brake options?

    8-3/4 10" drums and 7-1/4 small bolt 10" drums do interchange the 8-3/4 had the flare on them and are hard to find and are expensive the 7-1/4 small bolt 10" drums do not have the flair, but they are common and will work just fine rockauto.com has them new for $66.79 each wagner part #...
  20. caferacerx

    9" drums all around...not diggin' it!

    one more thing to remember when ever you are converting from drum to disk drum brake master cylinders have a residual pressure valve in them that keeps a small amount of pressure on the brake lines, sort of like lightly resting your foot on the brake pedal, this is done in order to keep the...
  21. caferacerx

    9" drums all around...not diggin' it!

    Scarebird makes an adapter bracket for $105 that allows you to convert to disk brakes using late model GM calipers and re-drilled toyota rotors, they also sell a complete kit for $495, it is usually cheaper to just buy the adapter bracket's (they come with a list of parts you need to complete...
  22. caferacerx

    Check out my drums!(Pleasantly surprised)

    I think the people who say four piston brakes suck are the same ones who say 741 cases are weak
  23. caferacerx

    Check out my drums!(Pleasantly surprised)

    you are correct your charger may have had four piston BENDIX disk brakes
  24. caferacerx

    Disc Brakes Kit?

    the scarebird kit is the least expensive way to go, it works extremely well, and goes together with minimal effort, http://www.scarebird.com/index.php?id=30
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    Check out my drums!(Pleasantly surprised)

    upgrade to what? you already have the best disk brakes made for an A-body, far superior to the later single piston set up yes they are correct for a 70 dart custom with optional front disk brakes, so they should be original I suspect just change the pads when they get low on A-body's the...
  26. caferacerx

    Exactly what size drum brakes does my car have?

    plus until you take the wheels and drums off you cant know what you will need could be shoes, could be drums, springs, adjusters, and what not
  27. caferacerx

    Exactly what size drum brakes does my car have?

    X2 so true murphys law states that your car will have whatever size brakes you don't order:oops:
  28. caferacerx

    Exactly what size drum brakes does my car have?

    if you get the brakes from a local auto parts store instead of on line you can make sure they fit or exchange them if they don't
  29. caferacerx

    1966 dual master cylinder

    the best option for a drum brake car is the 67 and up 4 bolt drum brake dual master cylinder the late model 2 bolt plastic reservoir one is designed for disk drum application I had the same problem with the emergency brake cable that goes from the lever under the dash to the split for the...
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