Disc. Brake Conv.

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  1. losi 55

    losi 55 Member

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    Been thinking about converting from drums to disc. on the front of my 72 Grabber. Who has the best bang for the buck Kit?

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    Butch Wachtor
     
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    Probably stock maverick discs.
     
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    X2 on stock parts
     
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    Unless you find a smoking deal on a kit someone didn't use, stock will be far cheaper as well... There are kits that allow the use of the drum spindles, that would save some of the mechanical work but you'd need to do some plumbing...

    I installed '69 Torino brakes on mine(also same as Mustang) but I already had the spindles, still I had to change fittings for brake hoses and master cylinder...
     
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    I like stock parts... But after I posted that I remembered Speedway has (IIRC) some inexpensive brackets that bolt to the drum brake spindles that enable you to use some popular GM brake parts.
     
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