The brakes are shot and it has disc brakes all around. I have been unable to find rebuild kits for the brakes and I've also tried to find a disc brake coversion kit for the front brakes with no success. The only parts that I can get a hold of are shoes, adjusting levers, and starwheels. Anyone know where I can get the spring kits or a disc brake conversion kit? Please help.
I'm not sure obout the spring kits but I just bought wheel cylinders front and rear for mine through Auto Zone, I also bought new hoses front and rear from them too
On keeping the drums (presume that you meant to say drums all around) can find everything to rebuild brakes - shoes, wheel/slave cylinders, master, etc on Rock Auto. Chances are your drums are worn out beyond service anyway and at $109 a wheel, you can replace them, but unfortunately with steel all around, vs aluminum up front as originally built. Available HERE at OPGI. Word of advice: get the riveted shoes, not the bonded ones which will eventually separate and leave you in a world of hurt. Don't ask me how I know this.ou: But at that price why not convert to modern technology instead? On the disc conversion, at least a couple of choices: Scarebird conversions Braketech Solutions With Braketech, you send them the spindles, they send them back with rotors and calipers already mounted and all the hardware ready to install - booster, master, prop valve, hoses etc. You'll need to install it and hook into your existing lines or replace them (recommended) with new. With Scarebird, you buy the brackets, they send you a shopping list and you go get all the components, which are all readily available at Rock Auto, NAPA, O'Reillys etc. I can tell you from experience the 4-wheel drums aren't bad if properly maintained and adjusted, but the WILL lock up in a panic stop and just when you don't want them to, such as in the rain. They're also susceptible to deep puddles, where they essentially stop working altogether until you dry them off with a light foot, which takes miles in comparison to disc. In my experience, I was going through a set of wheel cylinders every couple of years because they would simply wear out and leak. That alone got expensive, and painful. By comparison the front discs on my '69 from Braketech are a BIG improvement and worth the effort. :Smarty: If you've had it with the spring pulling, the intricate reassembly and adjustment while not having three hands and the mojo required for adjustment balancing, not to mention planning your panic stops a week in advance, then it's time to seriously consider the upgrade. I'm eventually going to convert the rears as well on the '69 when I finally get a posi installed. By the way you'll need deep dish 5x5 rally wheels or steelies for most calipers to clear if you do the conversion. The flatter-dish types won't clear them. Knock out the center ring on the back of the wheel with a chisel and they'll slip right on.
I vote discs also, you can add Jamco suspension to the list offering kits for front and rear disc conversions.
