72 Nova Rear Drum To Disc Brake Conversion
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 28 ส.ค. 2024
- This is part 2 of the 4-wheel disc conversion. Here I show the tear-down of the rear drums and install the new disc brake kit. There are also some adjustments I made to the wheels to get them to fit better in the fender wells.
A Down to Earth guy, enjoyed the video ! For Deep rims and Big tires, it always pays to have your rear end narrowed - talk to Strange Engineering.
Bruh was having fun tapping that new baring in haha
💯 on the right instructions
Muy vueno
Great video ! Thank you , Are your front wilwood rotors 4 piston ? Also are they 12” I wanna try to keep my 15 inch rally’s but in the website it says it fits most 15 inch wheels and heard that some rotors like the 12.19 don’t fit
I ordered some 17 by 10 4.5 back space and a set of 8 in wide for the front I hope they fit
I think mine are 9.5 wide but 4.5 backspace won't be enough. You need at least 6" backspace. Let's see how it turns out!
@@stevesgarage7644 thank you
@@stevehernandez1637 any update on fitment. Yeah you need a 6in bs for a 9.5 rim. 10 in wheel seems too big
Would you happen to have the part number of the kit you installed? I called right stuff detailing directly to make sure I would get it correct the 2nd time and nothing but problems for my 71
Yep. It was this part # - AFXRD05Z
6” backspace then space them to fit. Might need a 1/4” spacer.
Love the video. Right stuff sent you the wrong crap!
Just a question why did you pick this kit vs say the 1998 to 2002 Camaro brake setup? I went from front drums to 11 inch front rotors. I am wanting to rear disc brakes. I am now looking into this kit. I just want to know why you love and why you hate this kit. After driving do you wish you would have picked another kit? I have a 71 nova
I actually wasn't aware of that kit. For this one I just looked up the available conversion kits and found this one to be very well designed and fit my year Nova. What I like is how well the emergency brake setup works. I get all the adjustments I need. What I don't like is having to weld on the brake line brackets. Overall I'm very happy with it.
Did u milled or cut the rims or send them to some machine shop to do the cutting ?
I want to make the center bore of the rims up to an inch bigger to fit the rear end center hubs
Oh i would never attempt that on my own. A specialty wheel and tire shop did it for me. They have a special lathe that ensures they are perfectly straight when cutting them back like that.
Are them power,or non power disc breaks? And did you have to change master cylinder,or add booster?
They are powered. I had to change the master cylinder because I converted to rear disc brakes. It was already power disc on the front.
Do you have the part numbers for both front and back conversion kits?
No I sure don't. It's been a while ago. But you have to go by the year, make and model of your own vehicle. Search by that on therightstuff.com and on summitracing.com and you'll find the right kits for your car.
Thank you Steve, I did that and have them on order. I have the same year, make and model as yours. Beautiful nova you have there.
Does rear disc move the wheels in or out? I have the 9.5 rear like you
Sorry just saw this. It moves them out maybe 1/8 inch due to the thickness of the rotor.
Any chance you have a part number / vendor for those axle seals? I am in the middle of a disk brake conversion on my 68 (12 bolt posi) and I somehow can’t find the right axle seals… frustrated! Thanks!
No I sure don't. But I got them from summit racing. Mine would be different from yours I would think. Mine is a 10-bolt posi, '72.
I did a quick check and turned up these...
www.summitracing.com/parts/YGA-30196/applications/year/1968/make/chevrolet/engine-type/v8/drivetrain/rwd
www.summitracing.com/parts/tmk-8660s/make/chevrolet/model/chevy-ii/year/1968
www.summitracing.com/search/year/1968/make/chevrolet/model/chevy-ii/department/gaskets-seals?ar=1&keyword=1968+2+12+bolt+axle+seal&kr=1968+chevy+2+12+bolt+axle+seal
Hello sir, can i change the drum brakes of my 1997 Oldsmobile 88 to a disk brake?
I wouldn't have any idea. I've never owned a '97 Olds. Best thing you can do is Google it and see what you find. A quick search showed this.
www.google.com/search?q=dusk+brake+conversion+1997+oldsmobile&oq=dusk+brake+conversion+1997+oldsmobile&aqs=chrome..69i57j33l4.23374j0j4&client=ms-android-verizon-sscr&sourceid=chrome-mobile&ie=UTF-8
@@stevesgarage7644 Thank you so much
Have u had an issue with the axle seal busting?... if so, what have u done to fix..besides a new seal.
No I haven't. Sounds like you may have a bearing issue causing the axle to be off center.
you need to Mill another 1/8" off the inside of your rims
Seems like other kits have the calipers at the rear in relation to the disk.
Yep, I gotcha. But this kit is set up for front-mount due to the emergency brake option where the cables are set to mount to the front of the rotor. Otherwise these could easily be mounted in the rear.
I want to know about the 70 Nova in the front end how to put them on
You're asking how to put the front disc brakes on? Drum to disc conversion?
What size tire and wheel are you running?
Check my other videos. I have a full description there and mods I made.
I say you did alot of extra work. You couldve just used a grinder an cut the backing plate in half after unbolting it, put on adapters an brakes an called it done.
What size tires are you running?
There is a video on it with all the details.
Sir all is well but what about the hand brakes
Well it's a foot operated emergency brake, but it works perfectly after adjusting everything.
Brakes look good, I'm sure they will work wonderful but the parking brake will be never as good as the original drum brakes. If you live in an area where there's a lot of hills this an important consideration.
That is true. With drum brakes they are designed to clamp harder if you turn the wheel. Discs are even pressure regardless of the wheel turning. But I have tried the emergency brake many times and they clamp pretty hard, even on an incline.
Those clips on the ends of the brake pads look hokey. There must be better conversion kits! Knowing that you had to put that short flex line from the caliper to the old line, you could have just cut the brake line off instead of using WD40 and messing around with the old fitting. How does the hand brake attach? That long cable seems like it would be the hand brake cable but you did not mention it or ever refer to those instructions you had to get from Jegs! They come out too far for wheel clearance. I'd hate to have to chop the fender to make them work! Having to watch bumps would be totally unacceptable for me!
Just one reason; I wanted to ensure that this car could be put all back to original if I wanted to so no cutting of any sort when it comes to that.
nobody is riding in the back should be good
Exactly. Also adding the coil-over rear shocks gave me about another 1/4-1/2" space.
Great video ! Thank you , Are your front wilwood rotors 4 piston ? Also are they 12” I wanna try to keep my 15 inch rally’s but in the website it says it fits most 15 inch wheels and heard that some rotors like the 12.19 don’t fit
Thank you! Yes the front are 12" and are 4 piston. I believe my old 15" rims did fit, but they were never driven on since I did the brakes and had all new wheels by then.