Liberty Rear Disk Brakes for A-Body

[RLF Cuda]

I can agree with the view that buying a kit from Dr. Diff is the easiest way to get rear disk brakes. I like the Jeep Liberty route as parts are readily and cheap so you don't have to source pads and rotors from a specific source but can get them from Rock Auto or any parts store. When I looked at the Dr. Diff photo of his rear disk brake components, they looked remarkedly like the Liberty brakes. Anyone know for sure?
I have driven my '68 FS FB 340 for a year now since the restoration was complete and the brakes are the best I have had on an older car. Excellent feel, straight stops, no fade, and a firm peddle (no PS). Can't complain at all.

 

[JSP1968]

High res picture album of both articles.

Yo. I have printed the scans you uploaded of the two Disc-0-Tech articles from Mopar action magazine in august and October of 2018/ I noticed that in the second article, there appears to be at least one, maybe two pages missing. Each picture has a "number bubble" (i don't know the technical name of those things!) and pictures and captions 34-42 are missing in your Imgur scans.

Do you have the articles and if so, can you either email them to me, message on Abodies to me, or add to the original post?

I am on ForEbodiesonly.org, Forbbodiesonly.org, Moparts, and sweptline.com. I cannot believe i did not have an Abodies account until today.

I am working on a 73 barracuda right now and i live about 3 miles from a pull-a-part salvage yard full of jeeps. I don't want to spend any real money of the m OEM drums if i can upgrade to discs for cheap and easy. my car has been on blocks in a garage since 1983 and is all original. I can probably use what's there but they are pretty crusty on the outside.

Thanks! Jeff Price AKA JP in KC

 

[RLF Cuda]

Jeff, I will search for the article and scan again if I find it. So much time has passed since then that I have to think about where to look!
So far, I really like the Liberty brakes. They match well with the '73+ 11.81" brakes in front. Assume stopping power for an A-Body and should work great on an E-Body.

 

[JSP1968]

Jeff, I will search for the article and scan again if I find it. So much time has passed since then that I have to think about where to look!
So far, I really like the Liberty brakes. They match well with the '73+ 11.81" brakes in front. Assume stopping power for an A-Body and should work great on an E-Body.

Hey Bob. thanks so much for replying! I am also using the late b body front rotors on my car as well. When i found your post, i had just ordered two back issues of the magazine to get those articles and it was about 38$. I then cancelled that order. If I have too, i can reorder the October issue to get the missing info. 20$ is better than 38! LOL. I typically try to upgrade when i am doing maintenance stuff. no sense in buying and installing 50-70 yr-old technology when newer, supposedly better stuff is available for the about the same money. Thanks again! JP in KC.

 

[RLF Cuda]

I rescanned the MA August 2018 Take A Brake article and will scan Part 2 shortly.

 

[RLF Cuda]

Here is the Oct 2018 Rear Disc-o-Tech Liberty disk brake article.

 

[bjkadron]

I'm not sure if it is just me, but do you have the full-res scans? It's pretty small after the forum upload so gets blurry when you zoom.

 

[harrisonm]

Go with Doctor Diff stuff & be done with it. Why screw around?

TOTALLY agree.

Sometimes it’s better to just pay the money up front. Read about all the issues people have with the cheaper eBay kits. Read about this whole Liberty brake conversion. Spend a day in the junk yard looking for parts. Disassemble those parts, clean them up, take them to a machinist to have them turned down. Spend another day fitting everything, making some kind of custom bracket for the brake cables, etc.

What’s your time worth? Assuming you do all the junk yard diving and don’t buy new parts, you save a few hundred bucks maybe? Assuming you get good useable parts from the yard. But you spend a couple of days screwing around looking for parts, running back and forth to the machine shop, test fitting everything, etc.

Sure, the Dr. Diff stuff is more expensive, but it fits, it works great, and everything you need comes straight from him and can be installed in a few hours. I’ve done my share of wrecking yard parts pulling, I’ve cheaped out and bought crappy internet kits, and I’ve installed Dr. Diffs kits too. I send Cass the money now and don’t look back, my time is worth more than that.

Totally agree.
Look guys (and gals), I am not made out of money, but I would MUCH rather go to a highly qualified company and buy a kit that I KNOW will fit. And if I have problems/questions, I call their 800 number. It's like working with Brewer's for 4-speed parts. You can get the parts elsewhere, but Brewer's will back them and answer the phone if you call.
For you guys who can work your way through the problems that may come up, good for you. I totally understand the pleasure you get out of making something from a different car fit and work well. I love fabricating. I really enjoy making complex patch panels from sheet metal. But when it comes to things like disk brake conversions, I'll go with the experts.