Drum-to-Disc Conversion??
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Drum-to-Disc Conversion??
Well I've read everything here, And all the Ebay adds, and listened to all the know-it-alls and bought two books on how to hod rod third gen Camaros. I have come to the conclusion that converting to any kind of disc brake rear that is set up with drums, is not possible. No where, not even here, can anyone tell me how to go about it, especially how to remove the drum setup and what I need to do, if anything, to mount anykind of disc setup.
I've got a complete single piston aluminum PBR setup I'd like to install, but I don't see anyway that those drum setups are coming off the axle housing. After I torch them off, what then? Pull the axle out, and weld the new mounting plate to the axle housing?
If there is a book that will tell me the step-by-step, I'll buy it, heck I'll Paypal anyone that walk me through this. I'm surprized this site doesn't cover this......Zclone
I've got a complete single piston aluminum PBR setup I'd like to install, but I don't see anyway that those drum setups are coming off the axle housing. After I torch them off, what then? Pull the axle out, and weld the new mounting plate to the axle housing?
If there is a book that will tell me the step-by-step, I'll buy it, heck I'll Paypal anyone that walk me through this. I'm surprized this site doesn't cover this......Zclone
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Many people have done the swap on this site (you sight consider the search function).
Modify the axel flanges to accept the correct backing plates:
https://www.thirdgen.org/newdesign/t...reardisc.shtml
Here's what you need:
https://www.thirdgen.org/techbb2/sho...hreadid=246768
JamesC
Modify the axel flanges to accept the correct backing plates:
https://www.thirdgen.org/newdesign/t...reardisc.shtml
Here's what you need:
https://www.thirdgen.org/techbb2/sho...hreadid=246768
JamesC
Last edited by JamesC; 08-19-2005 at 07:40 AM.
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Car: Red on Red 89 RS
Engine: LO3 305 TBI
Transmission: TH-700R4
Axle/Gears: 10-bolt / 2.73
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making new topic for my questions.
making new topic for my questions.
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Car: 1985 Camaro Z-28
Engine: 305 V-8 4BBL (H) Supercharged
Transmission: 700R4
Axle/Gears: 3.42 Eaton Posi
Why bother? Just find a disc-brake rear at a wrecking yard, rebuild it and bolt the whole thing in. Much easier than fiddling around with a drum rear trying to make it into something it isn't.
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