I am about ready to purchase Summit racing Buick A body disc brake conversion. Does anyone have any tips or experience with these? Is their any special mods on these or just bolt in. Including Year One
A freind of mine installed THIS KIT on his 66 Chevelle. Even though the kit was for PB the master worked for manual brakes W/O any issues. Everything fit. Except now with the 2" drop his front tires rub the fenders and headers scrape the ground. If installing it's a prime time to plumb in a line lock. Ray
cool, I don't know if I would do a 2" drop. I like the lower look but I don't want to have to worry about hitting dips or speed bumps.
Funny you should mention that. I was doing a lot of searching for disc brake kits and suspension kits for my 64 last night. I like the Stainless Steel Brake corp. kit that Year One sells. It fits with my stock 14" wheels (or so they say). All for about $730 with everything from booster to brakes. That's important to me because unlike some of the later Skylarks with manual brakes, I've got a single reservoir master cylinder. Part number AB223P
I'd call The Right Stuff directly-and try not to go though these retailers who just mark it all up and kill you on shipping. For one, see if you can get a better price,and more importantly, verify what you are ordering so the parts are exactly what you need /want so you get it done as on-line orders can go hay wire. I just converted my buddies 68 GTO to power front disc brakes, all new lines and rear brake rebuild-he ordered it all from AMES against my advice and I had to basicially send most of it back for the right parts and worked directly with THE RIGHT STUFF to get the parts we needed. Sure, most of that hassle was his bone head moves thinking he was ordering the correct parts, but, in the end, talking to a live person to get it all done right over the phone will save a rookie a lot of grief. Good Luck /Best wishes. As for the work, the parts fit very well and he loves it.
The freind I was talking about isn't real fimiliar with cars at all yet did the install, it actually shocked me when he said it's all in and drove the car. Since then I've rode in it and the brakes work real well.o No: Ray
is "the right stuff" a company? - Link please. Summit had a cool conversion kit but I can't seem to find it anymore, it was cheaper then Yearone and you can get slotted and drilled rotors and different size piston calipers. I want to go 17" front and maybe 18" rear rims on my skylark
The right stuff looks like its about $250 or so cheaper. You said it was a good kit? Is this the kit Summit sells? Just from 3rd party right? The kit looks good. :grin:
Great parts, plus you deal directly with the manufacturer not a sales person..and I encourage you to make the order over the phone to assure your parts are right for your application.
I need a kit too. The Right Stuff looks like they'll save me $ over the Summit kit. Thanks for the info. :beers2: Ray
Thanks man. Sorry for the super late response. I am ordering my brake conversion kit next week. I checked for the Right Stuff Detailing AFXDC01C - Right Stuff Detailing - disc kit on summit racing and I think there is a back order on them. So I may just go direct with the company. Any do's or don'ts I should watch for?
I am going to do this conversion on a 65 Skylark soon and here is what I have found and why I am going with InlineTube. Everyone sells pretty much the same stuff, but they DON'T mention the steel lines from the proportioning valve under the master cylinder to the front and probably rear wheels. If you have a 67 it isn't a big issue, but with the distribution block at the frame on a 64-66 you will need either new brake lines or you must go with InlineTube because they allow the use of the original steel lines via a new distribution block that the old lines attach to directly. I suppose you could add on to the steel lines with some combination of fittings, but that would be less than desirable. They also supply the bracket at the frame for the flex hoses from the caliper to attach to. They are different on drum brake cars and must be modified or changed with the InlineTube part that is supplied in the kit (or purchased separately). So if you are going with other than an InlineTube setup I would suggest new steel brake lines and bracket from a disk brake car. Personally I like everything to be designed together to decrease the likelyhood of problems when I am assembling a project. But as usual, just my two cents worth.
I bought everything for the rear of my car from inline tube at a car show. Correct booster and everything for under $650.00 last year. Bought it at the Moultrie swap meet. Highly recommended.
The kit doesn't come with an inline tube? I find an inline tube from summit racing or other parts stores?
Check out our kit ... 535.95 plus shipping same as Inline kit with stamped booster and correct master with bleeders. Picture @ www.thenandnowauto.com Mark
ok. So I am really going to get my breaks this time. So what was the final census on "Right Stuff Conversions"? Do I ask for inline break lines at the same time? Do I need them for all 4 wheels or just the front? Or the "then and now auto" Conversion kit? Opinions? http://thenandnowauto.com/index.php?page=shop.browse&option=com_virtuemart&Itemid=58 http://www.getdiscbrakes.com/RSeCommerce/ProductDetails.aspx?mName=AFXDC01C&source=List
I am just finishing up my installation now. After tons of reading and shopping around, I came to the conclusion that all of these budget kits that use oem style parts are basically the exact same components. It just comes down to how complete the kit is and the price. After all my research I bought my kit from Tom Classic on EBay: http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/1964...ors_Car_Truck_Parts_Accessories#ht_500wt_1175 I them because of the price - $475, and the kits completeness. You can read about my evaluation of the kit and the progress of the project on this thread: http://v8buick.com/showthread.php?t=208157
