As I am gathering parts to do my conversion I need to know if I getting the right ones. First off, my car is a non power drum car. I have now in my part collection for the rear conversion: master cylinder, combination valve, rotors, and calipers off of a 79 Eldorado. My question is can I use the m/c and combination valve for this coversion. At this time I am not going to go with power assist. Any info would be greatly appreciated. TIA Rick
I was going to use the Eldorado set-up. You have to turn down your axle shaft flanges in order for them to fit inside the rotor. See the article on our site for aftermarker rear disc brakes by www.tsmmfg.com
4 wheel disc what car/year are you puting them on?front discs already? more than likely your master wont work anyways.disc rears require more fluid than drums because of piston/cylinder size differences. uzzled: brakes and combo valve should be ok you will need to grind/machine the axle flanges after you pull drums off to get rotor to fit on flat and true otherwise brakes will pulsate or lock . check fit and bolt rotor down with all 5 lugs and spin axle to check if rotor spins true. might help if you bolt on caliper holddown bracket to gauge its true. check axle flange first to make sure its not bent either. andy :TU:
George I just gathering stuff to make this work. I talked to the guy at TSM and he told me that my original mc would work but I would have to watch the fluid levels. Will the mc from the Cad work with the existing push rod from my car? If I use the cad discs then I have to make more room between the axle flange and inside of the rotor. What are the differences in there discs? What I want to be able to do is have everything ready with a limited amount of down time. If something doesn't fit, I have limited resources. Thanks Rick
The Seville discs are much smaller. From a safety standpoint, I think you should consider the TSM set-up. He will provide you with new 11" rotors and correct brkts. The Seville set-up in my opinion is marginal at best and I did not like the set-up for our 68-72 A-body cars.
