Granada disc brakes for Maverick?

NaturalStateMav · Nov 7, 2025 at 10:10 AM

TeeEl said: ↑

You need the spindles, rotors, calipers, wheel bearings, seals, flex-hoses, master cylinder, and the hard lines that go from the junction block to the front wheel area (for the passenger side, you need only the short hard line section that connects from the brass coupler fitting behind the spring tower to the flex-hose). It's a pretty straight forward swap. If you get a '74 master cylinder, you need to change only one fitting on one of the short lines from there to the junction block.
For a '75-'77 master cylinder; both short lines with need the fittings changed to the correct size.

I also recommend that you save the push-rod from your old drum brake master cylinder, as the one that was used with the disc brake master cylinder makes the brake pedal really high.

'Would love to see more pics of your car. I highly recommend that you remove the hideous "battering rams" from the front bumper, and put a chrome bumper bolt in each of the two mounting holes. Looks so much better. If you cannot find any right away, there are two right behind the front license plate bracket that will work...
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Thank you so much for the help will definitely be going down that route as I don’t see very many options for my spindles. I did the “bumper slide” or “bumper tuck” whatever term you want to use and oddly enough the battery ram look has sort of grown on me haha.

NaturalStateMav · Nov 7, 2025 at 10:11 AM

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Hi NaturalState,

Welcome to the fun! If you are looking for the basics on how to do the swap, there are probably YouTube videos as they pertain to early Mustangs (pre-1974). You are knocking the spindle off of the ball joint, and that takes some effort if you have never done this. You also are playing in a area with the front spring involved. Very dangerous if you do not have the shock in place. You do not want that flying out and smacking you to the ground, possibly for the last time. If you haven't done something like this before, have a friend who has help you.

Granada and Monarch spindles are likely hard to find at this point. If you do, they use the same ball joints and it is a direct swap with the exception of changing the tie rod ends (easy). Lincoln Versailles spindles used a different upper ball joint, IIRC. Likely an added pain you don't need.

I was just doing a search and these guys seem to have their act together in the Mustang world and some of that carries over to other Fords. Never dealt with them, but seem to be worth a look ...
https://www.discbrakeswap.com/Mustang Disc Brake Conversion Kits CATALOG.html
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Thank you!

Krazy Comet · Nov 7, 2025 at 1:20 PM

You can use original spindles with the Four Piston kit.

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TeeEl · Nov 7, 2025 at 6:27 PM

Comet/Granada/Maverick/Monarch spindles are available new...

NaturalStateMav · Nov 7, 2025 at 8:06 PM

TeeEl said: ↑

Comet/Granada/Maverick/Monarch spindles are available new...
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Can you send a reputable replacement?

TeeEl · Nov 8, 2025 at 12:48 PM

NaturalStateMav said: ↑

Can you send a reputable replacement?
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There are a few places. Here's one:
https://www.autocityclassic.com/spindles/1975-1980-ford-granada-front-stock-spindles/

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