Anyone hear of scarebird for disk brake conversion? they offer very good prices but was not able to contact them. let me know thanks ken
Yes. No complaints. The kits are for the DIY'er so plan accordingly. I bought the brackets for a front conversion on my Riv. the rest were OEM parts from the local parts store according to Scarebird recommendation and my research. My brother did a conversion on the front of his '69 Cali GS, used Scarebird's brackets as well. I believe others on the board have mixed opinions. So plan accordingly or pay out the nose for a kit by someone else. :bglasses:
I have the scarebird brackets on my car, they fit and work great and I figured I saved an easy $500 or more versus buying a "kit". Ultimately I think it really depends on how much work and effort/or brand or quality you wanna put into your vehicle. Keith
Don't know them from anyone. If you are just converting a drum/drum setup to a disc/drum setup, find yourself a stock setup and swap all the parts. If you are going to do something that requires more, you will have to do more research.
I came really close to pulling the trigger on the scarebird brackets for my car about a month ago. They definitely have mixed reviews (not just on our site) as to how well they fit and the overall strength of the bracket. I think for a car that is driven to cruise nights and never put through the paces they would be fine. For what it's worth, I ended up with a kit from Baer.
I am extremely happy with the Scarebird front caliper brackets for mid-size '65 GM that I used. The directions were clear and they included the information for the other parts to finish the install. All the other parts, like rotors, calipers, pads, were readily available at the local parts store. Plus, when these parts wear out and need changing, I know exactly what GM make & model parts I have and what to get.
thanks for the info after 1 year of gathering parts I have everything except nuts and bolts.still confused ken
Why are you confused? Bite the bullet and buy the brackets since you have "everything." Put it together and test and tune. Either you like or you don't. If you don't yank the parts restore the old ones, recoup some money and buy a different kit. :TU:
After seeing this and the mild annoyance with the Right Stuff rear disc kit I have on my 70, I sent a question on on their rear disc kit. It looks like a solid bracket and uses off the shelf parts that every parts store should stock or be able to source. For $105 for the bracket plus stock parts versus the nearly $400 for a kit that rubs the factory Buick chrome wheel and tilts the caliper such that you have to remove the caliper from the rotor and tilt it up to bleed it. Despite this they do work really well once setup. I've spent more and got less.
Bought their kit for my '63 LeSabre two door hardtop. Fit was perfect. Calipers fit inside the 15" Buick Road Wheels no problem. Runs late model GM 1/2 ton rotors and giant caddy calipers. They give you a shopping list. Between NAPA and Rock Auto, I got everything I needed quick and cheap. While I was doing it, I put a big booster and dual master cylinder in from Booster Dewey. The brakes on this big car are now XLNT and it was a bolt-up affair for the most part. If you can reman an engine, you can do this kit. Hardest part was some plumbing changes at the master cylinder. This is a helluva lot easier than swapping out the spindles.... Don't hesitate. H
I considered them for my 67, but a single-piston caliper was not what I wanted up front. I wanted my Riviera to have better stopping performance than the system on my 1980 Chevy G20 van...which is what scarebird would have been. I decided on a custom 2-piston setup on 12" rotors, and it's worked great for the past 5 years. MP brakes in North Carolina fabricated the setup on a set of 1967 buick spindles from a 4-piston Bendix system, and using custom brackets assembled 1999 Jeep Grand Cherokee rotors onto them with 2-piston calipers from a 99-04 model Escalade. I kept my stock master cylinder & prop. valve, and everything works fine.
This disk brake setup is about 1000% better than the stock 4 wheel drums and dinky booster. The calipers, though single piston, were engineered for mid 70's Cadillacs. More than adequate for this application. The big booster I added also makes a huge difference. I've got less than $1000 in the entire job. An XLNT investment IMO. H
