SoCalRat
Aug 1st, 04, 7:18 PM
After searching several hours I have come to the point of need vs want for rear discs. I have 12 inch rotors up front. (car still under construction) so do I really need discs in the rear? I looked at a 79 Sevelle at "pick a part" and rotors that would match from a 84 TA. Is this a do able or is there a better alternative to retain the e-brake without spending another boatload of money for a weekend cruiser? S-10?
Input is appreciated.
Garry
SoCalRat
Aug 3rd, 04, 4:53 PM
No one has done this on a 67?
robseg
Aug 5th, 04, 2:34 AM
I'm installing 4-wheel disc kit from http://www.classicperform.com/ and my buddy/parts guy said the rear calipers were from a mid 80's caddy. they sell the braket on e-bay with a list of cars to get parts from.
Rob
Cam Sweet
Aug 5th, 04, 4:05 PM
I got the whole shootin' match off of a 79 Eldorado which BTW, is a FWD vehicle. The brackets that bolt to the trailing arms are similar enough, all you have to do is plug weld teh exisiting mounting holes and redrill for the Chevy housing ends. I found mine for $40.
Cam
Peter F.
Aug 6th, 04, 12:37 AM
The way Rob did it is probably the easiest and cheapest.
I installed S10 rear disks. You can also use 4th gen Camaro disks. The S10 disks required just a little work to bolt on but were simple overall. I used 4wd brackets and calipers and 2wd rotors. I'd assume that the calipers and brackets are all the same and that the rotors are just different but I'm not sure. I haven't fully figured out the e-brake cables yet. I'm running them both to one side though.
Peter
gregs67malibu
Aug 8th, 04, 1:09 AM
I bought a rear brake kit from SSBC and seems to work pretty well, it is all complete too.