F-body brakes on a Nova?
yes, it can be done. The way Im doing it is use drum brake spindles milled down on a brake lathe to fit inside the hat of the 12" rotor. Then mill down the top spindle boss to make it even with the bottom one. I bought the brackets off someone on Pro-touring to mount the calipers. Cheap upgrade.
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I thought it would work. That's a totally different way from what I was thinking. I was thinking about getting the whole hub off the f-body and getting some 2" drop spindles if it would work and fab my own bracket if I had to.
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Oh yeah, it can for sure be done. Car Craft had a whole article on a disk/power brake swap into I think it was a Chevelle from a Caprice a while back (its gonna be a similar deal), but I can't remember the issue.
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The swap is actually very easy. Go to some of the more popular sites for first gens and you will find all the info needed there. You will need an adapter plate that you can make or buy and the have the stock drum hub milled down to fit a 4th gen rotor. There are variations to the theme such as a hybrid with 13 inch rotors, etc. Pro-touring and Lateral-G sites have detailed info. You can also try some of these sites:
http://www.pozziracing.com/cheap_big_brakes.htm
http://www.speedtech-performance.com...r_C4_Rotor.pdf
Depending on how you want to go you should be able to do the front yourself for about $300-$400 and the rear for less. If you want get a kit and spend $500-$700 for front and rear each.
http://www.pozziracing.com/cheap_big_brakes.htm
http://www.speedtech-performance.com...r_C4_Rotor.pdf
Depending on how you want to go you should be able to do the front yourself for about $300-$400 and the rear for less. If you want get a kit and spend $500-$700 for front and rear each.
we offer the brake adapter bracket for the front and 1998-2002 F-Body brakes for
$149
fits
1965-1972 A-Body
1967-1969 F-Body
1968-1972 X-Body
http://brphotrods.com/front%20dics%20brakes.html
Rear
$39
any 10 or 12 bolt car rear end from 1965-1981
http://brphotrods.com/Rear%20Brake%20kit.html
I have about 10 sets of pre milled hubs read to go in the shop fo 149 or 110 if you have a core to send back
$149
fits
1965-1972 A-Body
1967-1969 F-Body
1968-1972 X-Body
http://brphotrods.com/front%20dics%20brakes.html
Rear
$39
any 10 or 12 bolt car rear end from 1965-1981
http://brphotrods.com/Rear%20Brake%20kit.html
I have about 10 sets of pre milled hubs read to go in the shop fo 149 or 110 if you have a core to send back
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73-74 is the same as 68-72s. in '75 they went to taller one-piece/front steer spindles, and in '68 they used inferior 4-piston calipers (which wouldn't matter in this situation anyway).
and a lot of drop spindles only allow a maximum of around 3-3.5" of backspace. you'd need to check with the manufacturer. i'd go with QA1 coilovers before drop spindles.
finally, the only difference in disc and drum spindles for these cars is the upper mount pad. It's approx .500" taller for drum brakes. You can get it milled, like LS1NOVA did.
http://www.oldengine.org/unfaq/leadfoot/discs.htm
and a lot of drop spindles only allow a maximum of around 3-3.5" of backspace. you'd need to check with the manufacturer. i'd go with QA1 coilovers before drop spindles.
finally, the only difference in disc and drum spindles for these cars is the upper mount pad. It's approx .500" taller for drum brakes. You can get it milled, like LS1NOVA did.
http://www.oldengine.org/unfaq/leadfoot/discs.htm
brake swap LS1NOVA those pics are actually of a C4 swap thats similar to the LS1 swap -I believe you got your brackets from me so if anyone is interested please PM me i can send some pics of my swap on my 69 Firebird - not too tough and can be done alot cheaper than aftermarket swaps for sure
