fellow imperialists:
i'm now quite serious about changing the front brakes on my '62 southampton
to disks, but i'm lacking an overall master plan. i thank everyone for the
emails and postings. i've followed it all. unfortunately, it stills looks
like a nightmare of parts shopping.
what are the best places for me to get these parts? do i need a service
manual from a particular year to help? how about part numbers?
allan r., do you have a "road map" beyond your last posting below to help in
my conversion? should i just buy some specific year imperial for parts, or
do i need too many parts from too many years?
i need to turn this project around fast for my spring vacation to say
nothing of the hazards of brake fade in my daily driving in gatlinburg and
pigeon forge. i've got a great mechanic, now i just need some more specific
guidance. feel free to write me at mind_probe@xxxxxxxxxxx with ideas.
otherwise, know that i will be moving this project along at a good clip.
thanks as always for the thoughts and help.
best regards,
max
'62 southampton with all mechanics done, working on a front brake conversion
before paint and upholstery gets redone
prior disk brake thoughts:
>From: bandmgrinding@xxxxxxxx
>Reply-To: mailing-list@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>To: mailing-list@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>Subject: Re: IML: Disk Brake conversion
>Date: Sun, 17 Mar 2002 09:22:51 -0500
>
>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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