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01-05-2016, 09:32 AM | #1 |
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Conversion to front disc brakes
I am getting ready to put front disc brakes on my 51 f1.
I was planning on going with the kit from ECI. However, I have read some mixed reviews regarding how their products fits. I was checking to see if Wilwood sells a kit but cannot find one but thought that they did. Would welcome opinions on the ECI kit or a part number for a Wilwood kit if one exists. Thanks. |
01-05-2016, 09:59 AM | #2 |
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Re: Conversion to front disc brakes
I don't know about those kits, but Speedway Motors makes one that uses off the shelf parts. What I don't like about a lot of disc brake conversion kits is you have to buy that companies parts. At least with the Speedway kit, it uses 70's GM Calipers and 70's-90's Ford F100 rotors. (Part # 916-31986)
On my 41 Tudor I am going with the Speedway kit. |
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01-05-2016, 10:00 AM | #3 |
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Re: Conversion to front disc brakes
Take a look at the kit from Magnum Axle Co, in Fresno ,Ca.
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01-05-2016, 11:07 AM | #4 |
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Re: Conversion to front disc brakes
Try Chassis Engineering. They did make a kit that uses the bigger rotors and the bigger GM calipers instead of the smaller metric calipers. I used one on a truck chassis to get the 5.5 bp and it worked really good with a manual MC.
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01-05-2016, 06:15 PM | #5 |
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Re: Conversion to front disc brakes
Yes, I had a problem with the bearing adapter in the ECI kit. However,I have a lathe and the fix was quite easy. Now that could be just one considence, because others have had no trouble. The ECI kit uses all OEM parts.
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01-05-2016, 06:18 PM | #6 | |
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Re: Conversion to front disc brakes
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01-05-2016, 06:22 PM | #7 |
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Re: Conversion to front disc brakes
I'm kinda old school, but mostly cheap and never buy the kits. I buy these cheap brackets, modify them to bolt to the spindle.
http://www.speedwaymotors.com/Shop/D...ackets/12.html Often you can use your old hub and just fit an off the shelf rotor hat over it, like I did on the econoline axle in my rpu. For those applications where that isn't possible, like on my buddys 37 Ford pickup, we just used an S-10 rotor. Get the spindle measurements, the hub measurements and go to the bearing store for a bearing and seal. On the 37 spindles with S-10 torors we did have to have a spacer machined. Even with all new parts, this is maybe a $200 mod. |
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