disc brakes for 14 inch wheels

[garlok]

Anybody know if someone sells a disc brake kit with the smaller 10.87 inch rotors that would let me keep my 14 inch wheels? Master Power Brakes says no. I found a kit with everything but master cylinder and proportioning valve for only about 400 bucks, seems very reasonable, but it does use the 11 inch rotors. Maybe I should just go ahead and start looking for bigger wheels.I'm having no luck finding knuckles/calipers from junkyards, everybody wants a ton of money, for same money I can get new.

 

[fla 66 cuda]

Try SSBC they work on my 66 cuda with 14 inch rallys.

 

[65 Dartman]

The 73-76 A Body spindles with the 10.87 rotors will let you use 14 inch rims - I had no problem when I converted my 69 Charger (now long gone :crybaby2. You can also use the FMJ spindles with the 10.87 rotors as well. Got both)

 

[bigmanjbmopar]

I have never seen anything except the factory stock ones from an A-BODY or something like an F/M/J body car. It is expensive new/conversion I have priced out 15" mag 500's along with front disc conversion kits and BFG'S 245x60x15 $1800 approximately in my area.

If you find a 14" conversion kit let me know

 

[uk-maxie]

Yes, SSBC make a kit that fits ok with 14" wheels... or at least they did when we bought ours in 2005.

We were looking at MP & SSBC and weighing up the options. They use different size master cylinder pushrods (pistons?) - one is larger than the other - and we couldnt decide which would give the better pedal pressure/feel, but ended up deciding on SSBC as they were advertised as fitting with 14" wheels and we wanted to be able to use our original wheels.

 

[Mr4Speed]

I have got a wilwood-setup for my 1963 savoy and i use the original 14 inch wheels, with 4-caliper brakes.
I don't know any partnumber or what so ever.

best regards from the Netherlands,
Marcel

 

[garlok]

Well, I found an 84 M body today at a junkyard and took the spindles, rotors, and calipers. No luck finding any A body cars at all. I think these spindles will work, I know some people think they won't because they're a little taller. Beat myself up getting these parts off, didn't have a big enough hammer! Next weekend or the one after that I'll see if I can't do this conversion. Going to just buy a two-circuit master cylinder from the auto parts store.

 

[garlok]

Got the job done, used a 1971 Duster dual master cylinder, 15/16 inch bore, got good pedal feel without power. The 10.9 inch discs work with my 14 inch wheels, after I got the alignment done the car drove and stopped real good.

 

[65belv]

What year and model car did you convert to 14" disc brakes?

 

[Dodge 330]

I have got a wilwood-setup for my 1963 savoy and i use the original 14 inch wheels, with 4-caliper brakes.
I don't know any partnumber or what so ever.

best regards from the Netherlands,
Marcel

I tried that and had to grind the caliper.

The caliper is the Dynalites and it's the Pro-street setup from Wilwood with the vented rotors.

 

[Mr4Speed]

if you need pics of my set-up, just let me know!

 

[robinsonwr]

if you need pics of my set-up, just let me know!

Yes, I would love to see some pictures.

 

[Mr4Speed]

no problem; pls send me a pm with your mailadress; for some reason i can't get the pics to upload..

 

[robinsonwr]

PM sent

 

[Mr4Speed]

Finally got the pics to upload..
Sorry, i thought it was a Wilwood-setup; think it's an SSBC setup.
Car has been in the paintshop too long, memories start to fade haha.

 

[62Furious]

not to be critical but don't the calipers bolt to the back side of wheel circumfrence

 

[robinsonwr]

Mr4speed,
You are running 60's period 14" steel wheels or aftermarket? I will be using my 1966 14 X 5.5's.

 

[Badvert65]

The 73-76 A Body spindles with the 10.87 rotors will let you use 14 inch rims - I had no problem when I converted my 69 Charger (now long gone :crybaby2. You can also use the FMJ spindles with the 10.87 rotors as well. Got both)

X2, I did the same thing. A-body disc setup (74-ish) and put this on my 65 Belvedere. I ran the stock 14 inch rims for a while but I did switch to 15 inchers from another race car I have.
-Matt

 

[Mr4Speed]

not to be critical but don't the calipers bolt to the back side of wheel circumfrence

Could be; i bought the setup a few years ago and had to put it on really quickly because the car needed to go to the paintshop.

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Mr4speed,
You are running 60's period 14" steel wheels or aftermarket? I will be using my 1966 14 X 5.5's.

I am using the original 14inch steelies, that's right. And they fit right over the calipers and turn freely.

 

[Plucked Chicken]

Here's where I got my kit and complete stainless pre-formed lne kit for my '62 Dart wagon.

Basically '73-'76 A-body parts with 11" rotors. The kit came with a 15/16" bore MC but the peddle felt spongy in my non power set-up. Switched to a 1 1/32"bore MC part #NMC1515 from a '71 Dart and the peddle is much better without being too hard.

http://www.getdiscbrakes.com/