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Anyone upgraded to disc brakes on a '66 V-8 and used the conversion kit
where you don't have to use new spindles?


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hi will that fit a 67
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Anyone upgraded to disc brakes on a '66 V-8 and used the conversion kit where you don't have to use new spindles?


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I did a SSBC disk upgrade kit on my 67 and it used the stock
spindle.? I assume it is similar to the 66 system.??

Overall it was fairly easy.?

>
> hi
will that fit a 67
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> Anyone
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Just a thought... over a 2 year period I had both of my original 68
mustang spindles fail on my daily driver mustang, one while I was on
the freeway. Although it does seem to be rare it does happen, I had
a few folks email me telling me they also had experience with spindle
failures. Based on that experience I would suggest you consider
upgrading to the 70-up beefier spindles, or a minimum have your old
spindles magnafluxed.

Chris

At 11:57 AM 10/16/2008, Kevin Dudak wrote:
>I did a SSBC disk upgrade kit on my 67 and it used the stock
>spindle. I assume it is similar to the 66 system.
>
>Overall it was fairly easy.
>
> >
> > hi will that fit a 67
> > -------------- Original message --------------
> >
>From: KalliPa1 at aol.com
> > Anyone upgraded to disc brakes on a '66 V-8 and used the conversion
> > kit where you don't have to use new spindles?
> >
> >
>--
>Kevin Dudak

--
Chris Russell
chris at zk.com

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On Oct 16, 2008, at 12:16 PM, Chris Russell wrote:

> or a minimum have your old
> spindles magnafluxed.

Or go with the Granada spindles and Granada swap.

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Mail From: kevin (Kevin Dudak)



Now that is interesting.

The way my Mustang has been acting
reciently, once I get the current issues fixed, I bet this will happen to
me.



>
> Just a thought... over a 2 year
period I had both of my original 68
> mustang spindles fail on my
daily driver mustang, one while I was on
> the freeway. Although
it does seem to be rare it does happen, I had
> a few folks email
me telling me they also had experience with spindle
> failures.
Based on that experience I would suggest you consider
> upgrading
to the 70-up beefier spindles, or a minimum have your old
>
spindles magnafluxed.
>
> Chris
>
> At
11:57 AM 10/16/2008, Kevin Dudak wrote:
>>I did a SSBC disk
upgrade kit on my 67 and it used the stock
>>spindle. I assume
it is similar to the 66 system.
>>
>>Overall it
was fairly easy.
>>
>> >
>> > hi
will that fit a 67
>> > -------------- Original message
--------------
>> >
>>From: KalliPa1 at aol.com

>> > Anyone upgraded to disc brakes on a '66 V-8 and used
the conversion
>> > kit where you don't have to use new
spindles?
>> >
>> >
>>--
>>Kevin Dudak
>
> --
> Chris Russell

> chris at zk.com
>
>
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Mail From: chris (Chris Russell)


This place sells granda and 70 mustang spindle based kits, with new
spindles... prices seem reasonable.
discbrakeswap.com

The mustang spindle kits are new since the last I checked their
website. An interesting thing is the have spindles that have the 70
style large spindle, but with the correct 66 geometry. I believe
the granada/70-mustang spindles will bolt into a 64-66 but the
geometry is not the same.

note: I have not used their kits/parts, but it looks like an
interesting option. Using stock style parts means you can easily
find replacement rotors/pads/etc when needed.

Other options for upgraded beefier spindles would be used/ebay, TCP,
Cobra Automotive, hotrodsusa.com and I think a few of the mustang
catalogs now sell new spindles.

Chris

At 12:31 PM 10/16/2008, Brandon Peskin wrote:

>On Oct 16, 2008, at 12:16 PM, Chris Russell wrote:
>
> > or a minimum have your old
> > spindles magnafluxed.
>
>Or go with the Granada spindles and Granada swap.

--
Chris Russell
chris at zk.com

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Mail From: chris (Chris Russell)


If I was going to stick with stock drum spindles I would consider a
kit like this one from mustang steve, which uses larger late model
mustang rotors. Again, making it easy to get replacement parts.

mustangsteve.com/cobrabrakes.html

note that I have not actually used these kits, but the do look like
an interesting option to me.

My idea of an ultimate solution would be mustang steve's kit (or
something similar) with 70-up drum spindles... unfortunately as far
as I know nobody is reproducing the 70-up drum spindle (too bad since
there seems to be more high performance options for the drum
spindles), so you have to find good ones used. Cobra Automotive has
used ones in their catalog -- their kits also use the drum spindles.

Chris

At 07:04 PM 10/16/2008, Chris Russell wrote:

>This place sells granda and 70 mustang spindle based kits, with new
>spindles... prices seem reasonable.
>discbrakeswap.com
>
>The mustang spindle kits are new since the last I checked their
>website. An interesting thing is the have spindles that have the 70
>style large spindle, but with the correct 66 geometry. I believe
>the granada/70-mustang spindles will bolt into a 64-66 but the
>geometry is not the same.
>
>note: I have not used their kits/parts, but it looks like an
>interesting option. Using stock style parts means you can easily
>find replacement rotors/pads/etc when needed.
>
>Other options for upgraded beefier spindles would be used/ebay, TCP,
>Cobra Automotive, hotrodsusa.com and I think a few of the mustang
>catalogs now sell new spindles.
>
>Chris
>
>At 12:31 PM 10/16/2008, Brandon Peskin wrote:
>
> >On Oct 16, 2008, at 12:16 PM, Chris Russell wrote:
> >
> > > or a minimum have your old
> > > spindles magnafluxed.
> >
> >Or go with the Granada spindles and Granada swap.

--
Chris Russell
chris at zk.com

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Mail From: james.w.butler (Butler, James W SFC MIL USA FORSCOM)


Just finished the install on my 68 with a kit from MP Brakes. The kit is set up to install on your spindles. I had already converted over to the 70 spindles after an unforuate incident were my driver side spindle decided to split in half about 4 years ago. The bearing locked up and sheared the spindle. Luckily I was only going about 30MPH. The 68 rotors or drums mount up to the '70 spindles, but you must use the '70 bearings.

The MP brakes kit was complete and I did not have to go to the parts store to get anything. It even came with the bearings for both the 68 and the 70 spindles. The only thing that I had to order was a new brake line kit for the front, as 40 year old metal brake lines do not like to come off with out rounding off. Other than that the install was really easy.

Here is the kit for the 66.

mpbrakes.com/products/product-detail.cfm?product_id=301

James


----- Original Message -----
From: Chris Russell <chris at zk.com>
Date: Friday, October 17, 2008 14:08
Subject: Re: [CM] disc brakes
To: james.w.butler at us.army.mil


>
> If I was going to stick with stock drum spindles I would consider
> a
> kit like this one from mustang steve, which uses larger late model
> mustang rotors. Again, making it easy to get replacement parts.
>
> mustangsteve.com/cobrabrakes.html
>
> note that I have not actually used these kits, but the do look
> like
> an interesting option to me.
>
> My idea of an ultimate solution would be mustang steve's kit (or
> something similar) with 70-up drum spindles... unfortunately as
> far
> as I know nobody is reproducing the 70-up drum spindle (too bad
> since
> there seems to be more high performance options for the drum
> spindles), so you have to find good ones used. Cobra Automotive
> has
> used ones in their catalog -- their kits also use the drum spindles.
>
> Chris
>
> At 07:04 PM 10/16/2008, Chris Russell wrote:
>
> >This place sells granda and 70 mustang spindle based kits, with new
> >spindles... prices seem reasonable.
> >discbrakeswap.com
> >
> >The mustang spindle kits are new since the last I checked their
> >website. An interesting thing is the have spindles that have the 70
> >style large spindle, but with the correct 66 geometry. I believe
> >the granada/70-mustang spindles will bolt into a 64-66 but the
> >geometry is not the same.
> >
> >note: I have not used their kits/parts, but it looks like an
> >interesting option. Using stock style parts means you can easily
> >find replacement rotors/pads/etc when needed.
> >
> >Other options for upgraded beefier spindles would be used/ebay, TCP,
> >Cobra Automotive, hotrodsusa.com and I think a few of the mustang
> >catalogs now sell new spindles.
> >
> >Chris
> >
> >At 12:31 PM 10/16/2008, Brandon Peskin wrote:
> >
> > >On Oct 16, 2008, at 12:16 PM, Chris Russell wrote:
> > >
> > > > or a minimum have your old
> > > > spindles magnafluxed.
> > >
> > >Or go with the Granada spindles and Granada swap.
>
> --
> Chris Russell
> chris at zk.com
>
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