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Brake upgrade B body.
If I put this in the wrong place...please move to the correct forum.
I have a 68 RR that I am FINALLY ready to put back on the road. I have the 10 inch brakes and want to convert to the 11 inch disc brake setup. I read a article on this swap, can't find it now. I am wondering if anyone has the the link or the list of the parts needed. I remember this was done using stock, easily findable parts. Thanks. |
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http://www.moparaction.com/index.html
look for the article called disc-o-tech in the tech archives. post if you run into any problems with this, you can't swing a dead cat by the tail around here without hitting someone who has done the swap personally. I did it, and it is as advertised |
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You may be okay, but the only thing I'm aware of that article not covering very well is a clearance problem with the sway bar mounts and the calipers on early B bodies. With the calipers in the forward mounted position they can hit on full lock. If you use the A body steering knuckle as per the article, all you do is switch them to the other side. It doesn't affect the geometry and it moves the calipers to the rear mounted position, requiring only a set of longer brake hoses which you may have to have made. I switched to the 11" rotors on my Charger, and until a couple of guys on this forum put me straight as to how to fix the clearance issue, I thought I was looking at an aftermarket sway bar, or even a late model K member/suspension swap. Good luck
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The 73 sat brake spindles are one inch taller so that will affect some geometry. The pin type suck any way.
As for Brake lines I used steel braided ones, you can get em any length and they are far cheaper, just need an -an adapter and a caliper adapter. On my 68 I have the calipers on the back side and it works fine, the are off a A body. I have a 69 valiant, thats a little harder to do as upper ball joints have diff sized tapers from older a's to newer a's and they just dont bolt together like my b body did. |
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