Disc Brake Conversion

["mike and cindy becker" <mbecker30@xxxxxxxxx>]

What year imp did you do this brake conversion on ?,  thanks, Mike Becker

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From: <TheTanSedan@xxxxxxx>
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Sent: Thursday, April 04, 2002 1:58 PM
Subject: Re: IML: Disc Brake Conversion


> The generally recommended course of action is to remove everyting from one
> specific donor car : spindles, rotors, calipers, m/cylinder, hoses,
booster,
> proportioning valve, etc.  Even if the parts are no good, one has a basis
to
> compare the "new" pieces against, e.g., brake hoses.  My 1971 had the
> floating caliper set-up, and, once I learned that the rotors in the early
run
> of this style were two-piece (thus prone to breakage; I broke a rotor on a
> '73 T/C back about 1976 and never want to have that happen again), I made
the
> swap from a '73 Fury (a Pursuit model, with police-spec only rotors) and
> bought the rest from NAPA.  Was advised by someone that my 71 spindles
would
> work fine with 73 rotors, but they wouldn't as there was a difference in
> diameter of over 1-16/inch at the shoulder.  The one-piece rotors are more
> easily available (even J C Whitney) and less expensive to boot. I did not
> need to change the master cylinder/power brake booster/proportioning
valve,
> but if I had I would have been sure to take the actuating rod, possibly
even
> the brake pedal assembly to expedite any problems of fit and operation.
> Better too many parts than too few. Others have indicated that production
> line changes were made midway through the 1972 model run from two-piece to
> one-piece.  For some reason I always seem to find more 1973's in the
salvage
> yards more often than other fuselage year models and snagged the complete
> three-speed wiper assembly as various assorted small pieces while I was at
> it. (Before anyone asks, yes, the ENTIRE drivetrain was long gone from
that
> Police Pursuit).   As to brake pad and shoe material, I bought Performance
> Friction metallic/ceramic pieces from Firm Feel, Inc. (whom I'm happy to
> recommend for any suspension/steering related needs on a C-body). These
> components, while more expensive, are virtually fade free compared to the
> usual Raybestos "premium" shoes/pads.  I also was able to find completely
new
> MOPAR brake hardware, adjusters, etc. My braking is substantially improved
> now, with reduced worries over the stock configuration. I made the mistake
of
> buying a remanufactured master cylinder (NAPA), but strongly advise
against
> this piece being anything but brand new after swapping it out for other
> "remanufactured" replacements. (Obviously, same with wheel cylinders). New
> steel or stainless steel hard lines are available from a number of
sources,
> prebent, armored, and even the correct clips supplied. I also found this
to
> be good time to service the rear axle bearings as well as changing the
rear
> axle fluid.  If you wish to upgrade braking performance even more
> substantially, see the website maintained by Praise Dyno Brake. Good luck.
>
> Ross
>
>