i want to put front disc brakes on my 1966 f-85 and i have a 82 cutlass ... wondering if anyone knows if the front spindles will work.?.?.


will the brake booster work too??? the 66 just has manual brakes... one line thing... hole in one line and all brakes are lost

the 82 is front disc and i am going to part it out/ derby it... and was hopeing to use some of the parts from the 82 on the 66

 

Sorry, but your 82 spindles will not work on a 66. The ball joint stud taper is different. You need the correct spindles for your 66, or you need to machine your drum spindles to accept the caliper brackets for discs.

 

Joe, just for clarification, would cutting the 3/4" off of the drum spindle mounting boss allow the use of the g-body caliper brackets? I've been contemplating disk brakes on my 70 and I have a 78 that I could rob for parts.

 

Again, the later parts cannot be used. First, the caliper mounts are integral to the forged spindles, so there are no "brackets" for you to transfer. Second, the later "metric" calipers have smaller pistons, smaller pads, and a different bolt spacing, so you can't use those either.

You CAN machine the drum spindles and buy repro caliper brackets for the A-bodies. The machining dimension is more like 0.68", however.

http://www.pozziracing.com/brakes.ht..._brake_spindle