A-Body Disc Brake Steering Arms

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Old November 25th, 2019, 03:20 PM
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A-Body Disc Brake Steering Arms

Need a set of A-Body Disc Brake Steering Arms with 1/2 holes
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Old November 25th, 2019, 03:29 PM
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Old December 6th, 2019, 05:10 AM
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No diffrence from drum to disc steering arms ???

General consensus at another site seems to b that disc & drum breaks use same arms ....hav not investigated th issue ....have parts to compare but no time atm.....if true , hav many of them....
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Old December 6th, 2019, 07:43 AM
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Originally Posted by rocketscientis
General consensus at another site seems to b that disc & drum breaks use same arms ....hav not investigated th issue ....have parts to compare but no time atm.....if true , hav many of them....
They are. The differences are early and late. The early (1964-65-ish) arms use smaller diameter bolts that hold the arms to the spindles.
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Old December 6th, 2019, 11:16 AM
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Same steering arms diffrent size holes

Good to know ...one would assume larger holes in th disc brake units .can i drill out yours or hav you none at all...?
if still in need i have th drum ones from 65-72 & drill press & 30 years as machinist so little hole enlargement no problem
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Old December 6th, 2019, 11:19 AM
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Within a given year, the "disc brake" and "drum brake" arms are exactly the same part number. Yes, you can simply drill out the early ones from 7/16 to 1/2.
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Old December 6th, 2019, 11:31 AM
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Dagnabit ..Joe....you' d save me lotta time takin lead bein in front ya know....thanks just th same
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