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#1173400 07/11/2016 10:46 PM
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Due to the major increase in local drivers I am considering a front disc brake kit. I have the catalogs, seen the ads and so on and despite what is written is there a true bolt-on front wheel disc brake kit using the original 16" wheels? If so who sells it. They all claim bolt-on but from what I have been reading here in the Forums and elsewhere each so called bolt-on kit requires some modification or a change of wheels.
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Im in the process of putting disc brakes in my 53. Went for Scarebird as you will see down in Driveline. Yes I had to grind off about an eighth of an inch from the calliper
to fit my 16inch wheels. There is a lot of meat on the calliper so didn't bother me. Trying to find a booster and dual master to fit is another problem. the tech people at various vendors are not overly helpful. If you have a manual transmission that can be a problem as well as the cross member. I have an automatic tranny so that is one problem out of the way, but even the rear cross member may have to be butchered.

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Thanks Stan.

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