[retrojoe]

Ok, there has been much talk about people who have bought kits to do this with, so what place, or company would you recomend? I have been looking at PY's kit, but has anyone used this one? I am trying to avoid the nightmares that some of you have come up against. Thanks for any help.

My other life has meaning....

[retrojoe]

Ok, there has been much talk about people who have bought kits to do this with, so what place, or company would you recomend? I have been looking at PY's kit, but has anyone used this one? I am trying to avoid the nightmares that some of you have come up against. Thanks for any help.

My other life has meaning....

[GeoffGTO]

I'm going with the tall B-body spindle swap. I've got the 12" brake spindles off of a B-body El Camino (from the '80's). It actually doesn't look too bad; I've bought the Global West upper a-arms, because the Hotchkis arms didn't look or feel sturdy (also didn't come with a bump-stop). I also picked up the global west offset upper shaft.

That setup should give me proper static alignment and allow me to pick up negative camber in the corners pretty quickly. My only real concern is whether or not my Rallye II wheels will fit over the 12" brakes and calipers.

'67 GTO, BTW. Also my first post.

[ninja edit] We've also decided to use the master cylinder off of an older F-Body. Talk about Franken-suspension!

Your powers are useless! I'm wearing my tinfoil underwear!

[b-man]

I'm currently running the B-body spindles/Hotchkis arms (they sell a bump-stop bracket that bolts to the ball joint mounting holes, made my own instead) and 12" discs on my '64 Tempest. I was running a set of 15X7" Rallye II wheels on the car before switching to a set of 17X8" steel wheels.

The '78 Bonnie that I robbed the spindles from had 15X7" steel wheels from the factory. Don't worry the 15" Rallyes will fit, I know for a fact since I drove my car after the 12" disc conversion on a set. The car has over 25K on it since the conversion, upper arms are holding up great and the car stops like crazy.

When I did the disc conversion I used a second-gen F-body master and prop valve. I bent up my own lines from pre-made lengths that you can buy at any local auto parts store. Did a disc conversion on my '64 Lemans convert as well, used '69 GP spindles/11" discs as well as the same master/prop valve that I did on the Tempest.

[stevek0629]

I am in the middle of an upgrade on my '67 Lemans using the Stainless Steel Brakes kit. The best price was Summit. This is part of an entire front end rebuilt using a PY kit with Energy Suspension poly bushings, PY springs, and KYB shocks. It is more work than it appears, especially with headers that require the motor to be lifted to access the lower A-Arm bolts. Also, I seem to have forgotten how much fun it was to deal with 35 year old bolts. Good news is I am doing this as recreation and there is no hurry.

Components in the SSB kit look good, however I have not yet figured out the plumbing for the new master cylinder. The directions are a little loose, and I have not yet contacted SSB. I have not tried too hard yet, as I am still rebuilding the suspension.

Best of luck

Steve

[ontheblocks]

Did a SSB kit for my 66 Tempest 2 years ago. Purchased from Performance Suspension Components in AZ. All parts were there, except they use a manual proportioning valve, not my first choice for a daily driven car. Everything fit, but the brake pedal sits too close to the driver. Supposed to be the same pedal for manual and power brake cars, so not sure why. The best part, the car will stop on a dime, and do it more than once in traffic! Get your rear brakes rebuilt, use semi metallic shoes, and if you can afford it, get all your brake lines upgraded to stainless. Good luck!

If it has ti*s or tires, it's gonna cost ya!