Mister Posted July 8, 2014 Share Posted July 8, 2014 Hope everyone enjoyed their 4th! I'm stock pile'n parts for my 70 and was bout to do a brake upgrade and was going to go disc all the way around when my cousin said that a company makes a nice performance rear drum brake and was wondering if anyone on here uses them or can vouch for Muscle Car Brake's stage 3 setup? My plans for car is a street/strip build with a 406 sbc all forged internals holley 750 sc&c street/strip suspension with a 12 bolt tru trac posi 3.73 gear 350 tranny...was looking at the cpp 2" drop 12" wilwood disk brake kit for the front... any 411 ill be appreciated. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boots Posted July 8, 2014 Share Posted July 8, 2014 wilwood make a drop spindle that is way cheaper than the cpp one..however it is made for wilwood brake assemblies ONLY..it is the dynalite series...and I am leaning that way Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boots Posted July 8, 2014 Share Posted July 8, 2014 sorry...correction the spindle is from heidts for wilwood Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mister Posted July 8, 2014 Author Share Posted July 8, 2014 ok gonna have to look into that. Thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
714024SP Posted July 8, 2014 Share Posted July 8, 2014 These are what I put on my car on the rear, have factory front disc. MuscleCarBrakes CHV-242-WC-C Hopefully will get to take her for a test ride this weekend. The guy doing my car had no problems installing them that I know of and has driven the car himself with no issues. Don't know as he's really slammed on them yet. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mister Posted July 8, 2014 Author Share Posted July 8, 2014 Let me know how the perform if you don't mind. They look like they might be the direction I lean towards. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daryl Posted July 9, 2014 Share Posted July 9, 2014 I went through this dilemma myself. I came to the logic that if I was going to go faster, I needed to stop faster. 4 wheel disc, no brainier. I also added a hydro boost. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mister Posted July 10, 2014 Author Share Posted July 10, 2014 Which brake kit did you go with? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daryl Posted July 10, 2014 Share Posted July 10, 2014 Here are the parts I used in mine. Rear disk set  Drop spindles  The hydro booster I got from an astro van used 30$. Rebuild kit was another 30 if I remember correctly. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mister Posted July 10, 2014 Author Share Posted July 10, 2014 Ok cool and thanks for the heads up my man! If I go that route may need a little of your guidance... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cbolt Posted July 10, 2014 Share Posted July 10, 2014 I just received my rear drum to disk conversion kit from Jegs yesterday. Same kit, slightly cheaper. Be sure to shop around, some of the places have them on sale from time to time Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daryl Posted July 10, 2014 Share Posted July 10, 2014 I paid less for mine too when I got mine back in January. Like the man said shop around for best price. Here is a pic of mine installed. Below pic is a link to the jegs set.    Jegs set   Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
monte70car Posted July 10, 2014 Share Posted July 10, 2014 I also did rear disc on my 70. Most of the cars that are sitting on car dealers lots have 4 wheel disc even trucks. My 72 I'm going to be using Wilwood brakes on the rear Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mister Posted July 11, 2014 Author Share Posted July 11, 2014 My rear end is out and will be headed to get its makeover...suspension stuff should be here any day now, so I guess I need to decide which 1 and get to ordering a rear disc brake kit then! Appreciate all the good feedback fellas! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bills70monte Posted July 11, 2014 Share Posted July 11, 2014 You guys on this site are really awesome! Whenever I need to find out about something or need some info or opinions, there's always someone out there doing the same thing. You helped me decide to go with rear disc brakes. Thanks. Bill Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
monte0 Posted July 12, 2014 Share Posted July 12, 2014 I've been wanting to do this for years now too. I've got a question for those who have already done this, how much thicker is the rotor flange then the drum flange? I'm worried about my rear tires not clearing my wheel wells as they only have a 1/4" till they hit. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wallaby Posted July 12, 2014 Share Posted July 12, 2014 That is the big issue keeping me from going disc in the rear. The added width. We have such little room under the rear wells as it is, I don't know if I could live with less. Â The other issue is how much an improvement in braking you get. I have heard reviews that say "they work great", but is it an improvement over a properly functioning drum setup? I know that disc brakes require higher pressure to work...drums are self-energizing and work well with lower pressure requirements. Does that mean disc brakes need more down force on the pedal to work equally? One of the great benefits of disc is their fade resistance; drums heat up quickly and loose grip, while disc tend to work better the hotter they get. Going down a long grade with a travel trailer, I would prefer to have disc. But is there a real improvement for the average use we put our cars through? Maybe slowing down at the end of the dragstrip even? Disc work better for that? What about on a road course? Is the front-rear braking properly balanced, or does it require an adjustable proportioning valve to dial in? I don't want to find that the rears are touchy or lagging when I try to slow down on a wet freeway cloverleaf. Â I had future plans of going disc in the rear, and step one was to change out the vacuum booster for a hydroboost unit. The hydroboost alone made such a great inprovement in the braking, I put off the disc conversion probably indefinitely. Â I'm just thinking out loud here. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
monte0 Posted July 13, 2014 Share Posted July 13, 2014 Found out the rotor hat thickness is 1/4" fyi for those who have tight clearances Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
714024SP Posted July 14, 2014 Share Posted July 14, 2014 Got to take her for a spin Saturday. Although I wasn't nailing them hard, the brakes seemed to work great. By the way, this is what I have up front with stock calipers. SSBC Short Stop Rotor Kit With these pads. Hawk Ceramic Pads Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
monte0 Posted July 14, 2014 Share Posted July 14, 2014 I've done a lot of reading on these style kits and have heard some negitives. For those who have installed these kits, is the ebrake setup hard to get right? And also I heard they tend not to wear great unless you get the caliper centered to the rotor. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mister Posted July 15, 2014 Author Share Posted July 15, 2014 Ok! Thanx for the info! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mister Posted August 16, 2014 Author Share Posted August 16, 2014 Finally got it together and made my mind up on the rear disc brakes. Had to do a lot of shopping around but this is what I went with... Â Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mister Posted August 16, 2014 Author Share Posted August 16, 2014 I appreciate the info and all you guys knowledge! U are right if I'm going to go faster mine as well stop faster as well! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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