pettybludart
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I have the frontend ripped apart on my 66 Dart.While it,s apart,I was wondering how guys change their calipers from the front to the back?I have 73 disc brake setup,can this be done and how?Thanks.
You have to swap the spindles from side to side. I have them to the rear on my 66, done by accident when I installed the spindles but it don't really matter, just harder to bleed the brakes cause the angle of the bleeder is off.
You have to swap the spindles from side to side. I have them to the rear on my 66, done by accident when I installed the spindles but it don't really matter, just harder to bleed the brakes cause the angle of the bleeder is off.
To do the job correctly you need to use calipers that are designed to be rear hung. The later model FMJ cars came with rear hung calipers and a rear mounted hard line so that is the setup that you want to copy.
The front mounted caliper on an A-body is the same part as the rear mounted caliper on an F body. Just the right and left part numbers are switched; that is the part number listed for an A-body right is a F-body left.
When you switch the spindle & caliper side to side to rear hang them you do want to use the F body flexable brake lines so you have the correct length. From a functional standpoint the caliper doesn't know or care if its front, back, top or bottom, it works the same: may be some impact on the action of the suspension but that's a different discussion.
No they aren't. Mopar engineers designed different calipers for the rear hung applications. The hose routing is different on the rear hung calipers. These swaps work better when you use the correct parts.
when switching cailpers to the rear what brake hoses work best
For some reason a lot of people make this harder than it needs to be.