Tall-Spindle BrakesĪ 1-inch taller spindle that can bolt on to early Chevelles come from two different junkyard sources. But if you do your research and price checking, it’s possible to piece this system together for less than the average complete package sells, and you will get the exact parts you desire as opposed to being stuck with a kit that may not offer the desired pieces. The taller spindle (mounted on the chassis) is the second generation Camaro/B-body style spindle that uses an integrated caliper mount.Īs we mentioned, there are multiple companies offering this replacement disc brake package, and there’s nothing wrong with merely ordering one part number and bolting everything together. The short spindle is the original ’64-’67 Chevelle drum brake spindle that can be adapted to use ’69-’72 single-piston, floating-caliper disc brakes. Everything else in this conversion is either a reproduction part (the caliper mount) or stock replacement pieces like the calipers, rotors, pads, and brake lines. This ’69-’72 package will bolt directly onto the front suspension on a ’64-’67 drum brake Chevelle. Here is where it would be acceptable to purchase new spindles and perhaps add a drop spindle to lower the right height at the same time. The stock ’64-’66 Chevelle spindles can be machined to accept an aftermarket ’69-’72 disc brake caliper bracket, but finding a shop to perform this minor machining might be difficult if you live in a rural area. This will be the bare-bones basic version using mostly factory or OE replacement parts. We’ll show you how to easily convert an early Chevelle front drum-brake car over to discs with minimal cost. The early spindle will require machining of the top mount (arrow). This will allow the use of the ’69-’72 Chevelle single-piston calipers and stock 11-inch rotors. The least expensive route for front disc brakes is to retain the early Chevelle spindles and mount these Leeds-reproduction caliper brackets from Summit Racing to the stock spindles. Both of these options can be achieved with parts sourced from Rock Auto and Summit Racing Equipment. The second approach will detail what you need to do to add taller F-car spindles, along with the discs, to improve the handling geometry along with the brake swap. The first will outline all the parts you need (along with a few options) if all you want to do is replace the stock drums with factory discs. Our approach to this disc-brake swap will be split into two sections. In situations like this, enthusiasts can do the work themselves and eliminate the middleman. Sure, it’s the ultimate in convenience – but you are paying somebody else to do the work. But to us, that’s like having UberEats deliver a sandwich. Don’t get us wrong, all those pre-engineered kits are great, and they offer all the parts. Rather than become bogged down in all that detail, we decided to keep it simple. If you search the internet, there are dozens of front disc-brake conversion kits for the 1964-’66 Chevelle, including a dizzying number of options for rotor diameters, multi-piston calipers, drilled and slotted rotors, and a small mountain of brake pads.
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