Originally posted by Chris55.1:
So if I go with the rear swap and disc brakes on the front, do I have to put the dual master in? Or can I survive till I can generate more funds and do the dual master later?
Thanks,
Chris
I swapped rears installing one with 3.08 gears and drum brakes and 5-lug hubs. I had to buy new wheels and I did the rear brakes as part of that project. When I saw your $400 figure at first I wondered what you were spending it all on, but I think I spent in that neighborhood on mine. For a while I ran with 6-lug wheels in the front and 5-lug in the rear.
Then some months later I had trouble with the front brakes and decided to upgrade to disk rather than repair. I bought a kit that used disks and calipers from the same car my rear had come from. I installed the disk kit and first time I applied the brakes the fronts froze and wouldn't turn.
Turns out I had a 10 lb residual valve built into the existing master and that was enough to prevent me from turning the disks by hand. I solved the problem by switching to a dual master and replumbing the entire system with the appropriate residual valves for front and rear.
If I were doing it again and wished to do it one piece at a time, I'd install the dual master (use a disk brake type) and replumb before installing the disk brakes.
If you stay with drums on the rear, I don't think it would matter what order you do that part in.
If you hunt around on my web site (
www.OldSub.com) the whole story with more details are posted there. I've been driving mine for a couple years now with the new brakes and stuff and mostly I'm happy with it.
