Looking to convert the drum brakes to disc brakes on my 66 mustang.

I can buy a new kit to do the conversion. Or? What other vehicles can I salvage the parts from?

 

75-77 Maverick / Comet and 75-80 Granada / Monarch parts can be used the for the swap if you don't want to spend the bucks for a new kit. Works decent, we did it on the 68 Cougar I used to have.

Good article on doing the swap here:

http://www.mustangsteve.com/granadadiscs.html


Just Google search for "Granada disc brake swap", you'll get lots of hits.


cheers
Ed

 

I was hoping you would chime in +1

 

Years ago I converted the front drums on my 66 vert to discs. I used a set up off a 68. I used new 68 rotors and rebuilt a set of 4 pistion non floating Kelsey Hayes calipers. The caliper bracket of the 68 was a direct bolt on. The rotors slipped on to the spindles with no issue too.
I did this way back in 1982 so my memory is not that clear. Getting a hold of these parts now may not be that easy. I sold that car a few years ago. This is likely to be the cheapest option if you could source the parts.

 

That would have been 1967 parts with the K-H four piston calipers (which are prone to leaking unless they are rebuilt with stainless steel sleeves in the bores). 1968 was the first year for the simpler single piston calipers that used a different spindle than a drum brake car. The earlier disc brake cars used the same style spindle as a drum car, with a separate bolt-on bracket for the caliper.

The four piston setups can be bought new, but are pretty expensive. The Granada setup is probably the lowest cost solution, if you don't mind doing some parts scavenging on your own.


cheers
Ed

 

Ed,
Thats does sound right. Like I said my memnory may be foggy. A friend gave the brake set up off his mustang. It must have been a 67, never saw his car.
The bearing and spindle size would be the most important thing to get right, then the caliper mounting bracket.
I converted a track car solid rotors to 88 GT vented rotors. Had to machine the hub to fit the inner spindle bearing.