Hello all! :D I'm looking @ all the things I want to do to the 68 before summer season. One of them is the rear disc swap. Actually, I plan on going disc all the way around but, 1st things 1st.
Here's where the confusion lies. I have read all the posts I can find but, have not seen my answer! Here's what I have.

68 12 bolt rearend
76-78 Seville backing plates & calipers.
79-81 T/A rotors

I have a rearend I am mocking all this up on @ this time. I have the backing plates installed along w/ the rotors. When I put calipers on I see shock mount clearance probs on right side along w/ cable routing probs w/ my 10" rallys. I then thought about using front caplipers & the rotor
e-brake listed on here. The problem now is what caliper to use?? I have a set of front calipers from donor car from my 12" tall spindles but they are 1/4" narrower then Caddy rears. WTF? :confused: They will bolt on just fine but, something is just not right here. I matched up brake pads & that seems fine also. The only thing I can think of is a spacer inbetween backing plate & end of housing to move caliper closer? Anyhow, I could use a little input on this. Also, brake hoses are a concern. Any ideas?

Thanx, John graemlins/beers.gif


PS, I am parting out a 68 hardtop.

82-88 front calipers and pads should fit.
and they do not have the parking brake complications. here is what i did

http://home.comcast.net/~adelalohr/einstyn1/einstyn-08.htm

Hello! I wanted to check out your link but it is not working. Can you send me pix to my email? What model were calipers you used from? Thanx, JOHN

82-88 front calipers and pads should fit.
and they do not have the parking brake complications. here is what i did

http://home.comcast.net/~adelalohr/einstyn1/einstyn-08.htm

John,
Do you have the small or large caliper backing plates?

Joe

John, I have read about this problem here. I believe all you need to do to keep the shocks from interfearing is reverse the caliper brackets left to the right right to the left . do an arcive search I;m sure the suject will come up. Hope this info helps Gene........

Hello again, graemlins/waving.gif I have the large backing plates w/ the large calipers. The rear calipers measure 3" from inside to inside where the front calipers I have measure 2 3/4". ?!? I dunno. I will try reversing the backing plates tonight. I look forward to any new ideas. Thanx, JOHN graemlins/thumbsup.gif

its working now, for some reason, yesterday it was not.