obwan93001
Well-known member
Have been thinking about the manual drum brakes in my CS and how I can upgrade or improve on them w/o having to spend money on a pricey disc conversion and was wondering if going from the stock drum brake widths on my c-code to what was used on the big blocks and if that alone would make any difference in the braking. I was thinking about going to something like 2" or 2.5" and was wondering if it's just a matter of the bigger shoes and the corresponding drums or is there more involved in that? Were those larger sizes used primarily w/power drum brake systems?
In regards to disc conversions, I saw this guy post a services ad on the VMF awhile ago and was wondering if anyone here has seen or used them. Here is a link to the product page for our cars: http://www.scarebird.com/index.php?id=12 Seems they make a custom bracket/plate that's used w/your spindles then the components are as per the page:
Use the following parts:
Rotors 1963-69 1995-97 Ford Ranger 2WD
1970-73 1983-94 Ford Ranger 2WD
Calipers and Pads 1983-95 S10 2WD
Hoses 1979-85 Cadillac Eldorado (17")
1979 Cadillac Seville (15")
1979-84 Buick Electra (12")
Thanks as always for any input on all the above!
Oscar
In regards to disc conversions, I saw this guy post a services ad on the VMF awhile ago and was wondering if anyone here has seen or used them. Here is a link to the product page for our cars: http://www.scarebird.com/index.php?id=12 Seems they make a custom bracket/plate that's used w/your spindles then the components are as per the page:
Use the following parts:
Rotors 1963-69 1995-97 Ford Ranger 2WD
1970-73 1983-94 Ford Ranger 2WD
Calipers and Pads 1983-95 S10 2WD
Hoses 1979-85 Cadillac Eldorado (17")
1979 Cadillac Seville (15")
1979-84 Buick Electra (12")
Thanks as always for any input on all the above!
Oscar