Re: Disc brakes.

[chymar01@xxxxxxxxxxx]

i had the same problem with my 69 coronet with Dippy brakes. i changed master cylinders to one with a different size bore and have had no problems since. i used the 79 dodge truck cylinder first then changed to an F-body one.

Mark

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From: William Cole <wedge64@xxxxxxxxxxx> 

> 
> I have the same disc brake system on my 64 Max Wedge Sport Fury and they 
> don't stop worth a damn. All new pads in front and good Semi-Metellic in 
> the rear. I hate these brakes. I have to use a lot of pressure to get 
> this car stopped easily. I do have manual brakes and have done away with 
> the power brake system. 
> I'm thinking of this summer changing to ALL 4 wheel disc brakes from 
> Master Power or Engineered Componets I see advertised in Mopar 
> Collectors Guide. Only difference I can see in price is with MP you get 
> new spindles. It's scary sometimes if you have to make an emergency stop 
> with the setup I have now. 
> 
> My .02 
> Bill C. 
> On Tue, 10 Apr 2007 08:30:14 -0400, "Bill Maurits" 
> said: 
> > So let me understand this correctly...the disc brake spindles for an 
> > A-body & B-body are the same or at least interchangable? And if I want 
> > to put disc's on my 65 Coronet, all I have to do is pull off the drum 
> > spindles and replace them w/ 73-76 A-body spindles and other brake 
> > parts? No control arm change? Any front end geometry issues after the 
> > fact? 
> > 
> > Bill M 
> > 65 Coronet 500 'vert 
> > 
> > On 4/10/07, Gary Futrell wrote: 
> > > I've always used 73 -76 A body disc brake set-ups. If you're switching 
> > > the brakes on an A body, you need the upper A arm from the donor car, 
> > > if it's a B body, you don't. New rotors and rebuilt calipers are 
> > > cheap too. Make sure you get the proportioning valve off of the donor 
> > > car or use a manual valve. I always buy a new master cylinder that fit 
> > > the donor car ( made for disc brakes ). Easy switch and all Mopar. 
> > > 
> > > Gary 
> > > 
> > > 
> > > 
> > > 
> > > On 4/9/07, Bill Provins wrote: 
> > > > 
> > > > 
> > > > I have heard that you could change the old drums to early '70's disc 
> brakes. 
> > > > Do you just pull off the spindles and calipers? Do they just bolt on to 
> the 
> > > > A-arms or what all do you need? 
> > > > Wylde Bill 
> > > > 
> > > > 
> > > 
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> William Cole 
> wedge64@xxxxxxxxxxx 
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