Drum to disc
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Car: 86 Trans Am
Engine: 408 stroker sbc
Transmission: TKO600
Axle/Gears: Moser full floater m9, 3:70 trutrac
Re: Drum to disc
another option is to pickup the rear disc setup from a 98-02 camaro. With a little work, nothing too crazy, you can sway them on. They are good brakes and wont cost much. Only trick is parking brake cables. You need to sway the entire parking brake cable assembly to the handle, or use the conversion cables that flynbye has.
there is a article in the tech section on the homepage outlines this particular brake swap.
You will need to swap the proportioning valve too, its the block under the brake master cylinder with all the brake lines running in and out of it. You need one for a disc/disc car.
Re: Drum to disc
I've lifted this from JamesC's FAQ thread.
If I Swap From a Drum to a Disc Rear End Do I Have to Change the Master Cylinder?
No. https://www.thirdgen.org/forums/susp...fferences.html
If I Swap From a Drum to a Disc Read End Do I Have to Change the Combination Valve*?
Yes, for the best brake performance. Use a standard disc brake valve for 82-88 swaps**. Use the appropriate 1LE valve for 89+ swaps into an earlier model year. Either of the 1LE valves can be purchased from Ed Miller at http://www.flynbye.com/catalog/c1_p1.html
*The combination valve is often called the proportioning valve; however, the proportioning valve is only one section of a block which also contains a metering valve and a brake light warning switch.
**Apparently the 82-83 (I've seen reports of some as late as 85) cars have SAE fittings unlike the metric fittings on later cars. Moreover, the alum valves look nothing like the earlier cast iron ones and the line connections are different as well. Note post #1 and #2 of the following link for a comparison of the early and late valves: https://www.thirdgen.org/forums/brak...rop-valve.html
If I Swap From a Drum to a Disc Rear End Do I Have to Change the Master Cylinder?
No. https://www.thirdgen.org/forums/susp...fferences.html
If I Swap From a Drum to a Disc Read End Do I Have to Change the Combination Valve*?
Yes, for the best brake performance. Use a standard disc brake valve for 82-88 swaps**. Use the appropriate 1LE valve for 89+ swaps into an earlier model year. Either of the 1LE valves can be purchased from Ed Miller at http://www.flynbye.com/catalog/c1_p1.html
*The combination valve is often called the proportioning valve; however, the proportioning valve is only one section of a block which also contains a metering valve and a brake light warning switch.
**Apparently the 82-83 (I've seen reports of some as late as 85) cars have SAE fittings unlike the metric fittings on later cars. Moreover, the alum valves look nothing like the earlier cast iron ones and the line connections are different as well. Note post #1 and #2 of the following link for a comparison of the early and late valves: https://www.thirdgen.org/forums/brak...rop-valve.html
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From: Indianapolis, Indiana
Car: 88' Z
Engine: 350 .60 over
Transmission: W/C T5
Axle/Gears: 3.23
Re: Drum to disc
well the deal is i just put a 3.23 posi out of a 94 trans am and it has disc, i was going to buy the proportioning valve off of jegs but idk if i need the: JEGS 63020 or the wilwood 620-11179
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From: Central NJ
Car: 86 Trans Am
Engine: 408 stroker sbc
Transmission: TKO600
Axle/Gears: Moser full floater m9, 3:70 trutrac
Re: Drum to disc
none of the valves jegs sells will bolt in, you will ahve to cut bend and re-flare all the hardlines.
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Car: 88' Z
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Re: Drum to disc
so if i use the one flynbye sells for the 1le it will bolt right in and have the best brake performance
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