Hi Bob and Kerry and gang,
Here is what I came up with as far as disc brakes on the 61 - 66 are
concerned
The early 70"s Imperials spindles should fit the 62 due to the
following
they will fit a 65 known for sure by experience
60 - 66 uses same upper control arm
63 - 66 use the same spindle
62-66 uses same lower control arm
Spindles are probably different from 62 - 63 because of different brakes
Wheel bolt pattern will be a problem as 62 is 5 bolt 5-1/2" bolt circle
70 - 73 is 5
bolt 5" bolt circle
Otherwise, the master and proportioning valve will have to be changed
and we will have to figure out what brake hoses will fit.
57-62 uses same spindle
59-61 uses same lower control arm, different for right and left
60 - 66 use same upper ball joints
62-66 Lower ball joint will fit 60 - 61 but not the other way around
Todd at Gentry's Garage has put them on a 65 and the steering geometry
stayed the same.
It looks like it might work except for the bolt circle.
I will keep everyone posted as new developments turn up.
Allan R
62 conv in process
On Sat, 16 Mar 2002 23:50:59 -0800 Bob Schmitt <bsbrbank@xxxxxxxxxxx>
writes:
> Kerry -
>
> >From the FSM, it seems the Chryslers and Imperials of the '61-'66
> era
> had different wheel & hubs, so while a '72 Imperial spindle may fit
> an
> older Chrysler, it probably won't replace the Imperial part.
>
> I still haven't seen any solid documentation on such a disk brake
> conversion for the pre-'67 Imperials. Maybe a Hollanders manual can
> provide some answers.
>
> Bob
> >
> > The 300 site that Philippe refers to also has a disk
> > brake conversion to a 61 300 using 72 Imperial parts.
> > It is a near bolt on and I SUSPECT it would be the
> > same for 61+ Imps. Since I have a 72 Imp subframe and
> > a bunch of 61's I'll look into this when I start the
> > 61 Limo project.
> >
> > Here is the link:
> >
> > http://www.crossrams.com/imperialswap/swap1.html
> >
> > Kerryp
>
>
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