octanejunkie
Mopar Padawan
I bought a 71 Scamp that had a front disc brake conversion already done, problem is the car is now BBP front and SBP rear, plus the MC was NOT replaced according to the seller so I got a problem
Besides upgrading to a Disc/Drum MC like the Raybestos MC36426, I am considering either upgrading my rear end to BBP or downgrading my front hubs to SBP - seems smarter to go BBP but it would be at greater expense since I have 2 rear ends to work with - a 7.25 on the car and a spare 8.75 A-body rear - not sure which I want to run yet...
Option 1. Going SBP up front
I believe the disc brake swap was the 73 Dart route complete with new upper arms - is it possible to swap to SBP hubs keeping all other 73 hardware or would I need to replace more parts?
Option 2. Going BBP in the rear
Not sure it is worth upgrading to BBP axles on the 7.25 rear, but if I build the 8.75 it seems a no-brainer since I have an SG center section. The issue with the 8.75 build is gearing, I have 2.76 and 3.90 gear sets but want 2.94s - cannot find them anywhere new, I guess the 2.76s will do for the street
Please advise me if I'm looking in the wrong direction here
Besides upgrading to a Disc/Drum MC like the Raybestos MC36426, I am considering either upgrading my rear end to BBP or downgrading my front hubs to SBP - seems smarter to go BBP but it would be at greater expense since I have 2 rear ends to work with - a 7.25 on the car and a spare 8.75 A-body rear - not sure which I want to run yet...
Option 1. Going SBP up front
I believe the disc brake swap was the 73 Dart route complete with new upper arms - is it possible to swap to SBP hubs keeping all other 73 hardware or would I need to replace more parts?
Option 2. Going BBP in the rear
Not sure it is worth upgrading to BBP axles on the 7.25 rear, but if I build the 8.75 it seems a no-brainer since I have an SG center section. The issue with the 8.75 build is gearing, I have 2.76 and 3.90 gear sets but want 2.94s - cannot find them anywhere new, I guess the 2.76s will do for the street
Please advise me if I'm looking in the wrong direction here