Aug 27, 2006 - 4:12 PM
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Well, just finished the rear drum to disk brake conversion last night. Found a the entire brake assemblies off a GT in the junkyard. They were pretty dirty when I first got them, but with a little time and care they turned out good as new.
So how do I rank the conversion? Well it took awhile but when you do one side the other side is easier (provided you dont strip any brake line bolts!!!!). Do I feel a difference? Well I've only driven her once since yesterday, and I would have to say yes ther is a noticeable difference. But I would not go over board and say its 110 better. Recommendations Find the proper size wrench to take off the freaken brake lines!!!!!!!! Dont start the conversion until you do! I had a wrench the fit and worked on one side but did not on the other. By the whole rear brake assemblies, if possible. It made it a very straight forward conversion. Soke the bolts in WD40 before starting. It will help. Use a "cheater bar" when unbolting. a.k.a "plummer's helper" I always keep one in my car. After Thoughts Some people say they have slack when they reconnect the ebrake cables. I did not and I dont think anyone else should. See pic of drum vs. disk. I think maybe people forget that the ebrake lines cross underneathe the car. I dunno just a thought. Well here are some pics. Before ![]() ![]() ![]() After ![]() ![]() ![]() Sorry I previously put this in the wrong section: Here is the two replys though. azian_advanced Posted Today, 02:15 PM looks good.. what did you use to clean the rotors? Culpable04 Posted Today, 12:10 PM nice job !! you should have taken a little time and paint the calipers since they were out anyways, but they look very clean. congrats. -------------------- ![]() |
UTSlickVic Rear Disk Brake Conversion Complete! Aug 27, 2006 - 4:12 PM
UTSlickVic Did not clean the old rotors, bought new ones.... ... Aug 27, 2006 - 4:16 PM
Jeremy1210 Congrats on the swap. Looking good Aug 28, 2006 - 8:39 AM
UTSlickVic QUOTE(Jeremy1210 @ Aug 28, 2006 - 8... Aug 28, 2006 - 11:26 AM
Coomer Nice work. I just finished mine up this morning so... Aug 28, 2006 - 9:43 AM
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hitcachi do you notice a big difference in braking power no... Aug 28, 2006 - 10:03 AM
Coomer QUOTE(devilsden97 @ Aug 28, 2006 - 7... Aug 28, 2006 - 10:09 AM
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