I came across a front suspension off of a 63 GT Hawk. I plan on rebuilding this unit for my Wagonaire. According to the parts manual, the control arms, kingpins and supports will interchange. There is two part numbers for the steering knuckles/spindles, one for disc brakes and one for drum. Anyone know what the difference is in the knuckles?
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Dwight is correct, the disc brake spindles have the backside machined flat, the non disc brake one are just counter bored, Studebaker did not have a bunch of $$$ laying around to Redesign" anything, so the "adapted" what they already had.
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And if one were going to try to put factory disc brakes on older spindles, I expect one could just use a fly cutter to enlarge the counterbores to accept the bosses on the caliper brackets? Or is there more to it than that?Gord Richmond, within Weasel range of the Alberta Badlands
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Originally posted by gordr View PostAnd if one were going to try to put factory disc brakes on older spindles, I expect one could just use a fly cutter to enlarge the counterbores to accept the bosses on the caliper brackets? Or is there more to it than that?
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Thank you. I have one or two sets of the disc brake spindles, I think, so it was mainly a hypothetical question. I can envison a way of counterboring the holes with a piloted counterbore that would stop when it hit a flate plate bolted to the machined face of the spindle. You have the shim packs to make the final adjustment in any case.Gord Richmond, within Weasel range of the Alberta Badlands
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Right. The Dunlop brakes are way obsolete. Saw a car show recently Mike and Edd were repairing a Volvo with drum brakes. Instead of a disc brake conversion they put high performance linings on with about double the coefficient of friction o regular linings so the got disc brake performance at a fraction the cost and did not mutilate the car. Anyone with experience with high perf brake linings??
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Originally posted by Jeffry Cassel View PostRight. The Dunlop brakes are way obsolete. Saw a car show recently Mike and Edd were repairing a Volvo with drum brakes. Instead of a disc brake conversion they put high performance linings on with about double the coefficient of friction o regular linings so the got disc brake performance at a fraction the cost and did not mutilate the car. Anyone with experience with high perf brake linings??
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Opinions and results differ:
Originally posted by Jeffry Cassel View PostRight. The Dunlop brakes are way obsolete.
Lower unsprung weight, for one.
Originally posted by Jeffry Cassel View PostSaw a car show recently Mike and Edd were repairing a Volvo with drum brakes. Instead of a disc brake conversion they put high performance linings on with about double the coefficient of friction o regular linings so the got disc brake performance at a fraction the cost and did not mutilate the car.
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