RE: Disc brake conversion

["Gary H." <62to65mopar@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

>From the Ehrenberg article, the section on C-Body cars,  that's linked from the 62-65 Tech page: "...for good, lowbuck brakes, with ready parts availability, you need to find a junked...1973 (or late '72) disc-equipped C-cruiser, and take everything (incl. rotors, calipers, knuckles, hoses, adapters, etc.) You won’t need the control arms, since they are identical from 1965 thru ‘73. For cars now equipped with 4-piston brakes, you will, however, need to swap the lower ball joints; but this is a blessing in disguise: The needed ball joints are way more common (read: cheaper!)  Another option for C-bodies is the Scarebird kit...."

http://www.scarebird.com/index.php?id=32 is the Scarebird kit he refers to; it calls for using 1970-72 Ford Galaxie rotors and 1994-99 Dodge Ram 1500 calipers.

As for future parts availability, who knows! Too many unknown variables.

Thanks,
Gary H.  

>  -------Original Message-------
 ... What would you, or anybody else, recommend I get these brakes off
>  of?  I might be able to score a set off my buddy's 71 300 parts car.  Or
>  maybe it's a 70.  Are these parts still fairly accessible at parts shops
>  and will they still be available in years to come? 
...

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