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Well it looks like the 68 set up is not for me. Rock Auto lists the calipers alone as $325 with shipping. There's zero listing for rotors. So it's either find a junked 73 c-body or the Scarebird route. Damn it!! Why do such things have to be so damn difficult? I swear the Mopar gods are super choked at me. Cory From: 1962to1965mopars@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx <1962to1965mopars@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> on behalf of Dave Casey <dcasey@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: September 14, 2016 8:03 PM To: 1962to1965mopars@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: Re: Disc brake swap. Most of the people who are replying about Volare stuff are thinking B-body, which your Polara is not.
The 68 New Yorker has the same front suspension as your 65 Polara, and the spindles will bolt on. There may be two different sized ball joints between the two cars, and some quick research on RockAuto should clear that up. Worst case is you may have to take the control arms from the New Yorker too. Whether or not using the New Yorker brakes is a good option depends on whether or not you can get the wear items - calipers, rotors, hoses, and pads, for a reasonable price.
The AAJ kit lets you use cheaply available rotors and calipers on your original drum brake spindles, so it's less work to install (no fighting the torsion bars if you do it right), and you can get brand new calipers from Wilwood that will work with the AAJ kit if you want something fancier than old rebuilt GM calipers.
If you can find a 73-ish C-body in the junk yard, you can swap those brakes on and the wear items MIGHT be cheaper than those for the 68. You need to do the math on the various options and see which one works best for your budget and your plans. Regardless of which setup you choose, you will definitely need to replace the master cylinder and proportioning valve.
I have yet to decide how I'm going to get bigger brakes, but it's probably going to involve grafting a Wilwood B-body kit on to the C-body spindles. I don't expect it to be as cheap as the above options.
ANY of these options are better than driving around on drum brakes.
Dave Casey On 9/14/2016 8:41 PM, Cory Rempel wrote:
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