Brake conversion A-body

[69hemibeep]

Tell me how you can go wrong. If I buy used stuff and replace the wear parts it seems it would cost more am I nuts http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/1962-74- ... ccessories http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/63-74-MO ... ccessories

 

[moparchris]

I see your logic. I guess the rain is going to save you some grief. On a similar note, what is your intended usage for your Valiant? Street only cruiser or drag car? Just curious.

 

[69hemibeep]

I see your logic. I guess the rain is going to save you some grief. On a similar note, what is your intended usage for your Valiant? Street only cruiser or drag car? Just curious.

Yes

 

[meepbeep69]

Be nice to the B body and beat the S*$# out of the A.

 

[george68hemirr]

Be nice to the B body and beat the S*$# out of the A.

all mopars were meant to beat on :brickwall: :brickwall: :brickwall:

 

[ACME A12]

I don't know if it matters to you or not, Bob, but I'm pretty sure that this conversion kit uses the GM calipers; most of the more "economically" priced ones do...

Can you get a set of the '73-later UCAs there locally? The price on the UCA kit seems a little steep considering that Ma MoPar made about a gazillion A-Bodies from '73 - '76...

 

[69hemibeep]

I don't know if it matters to you or not, Bob, but I'm pretty sure that this conversion kit uses the GM calipers; most of the more "economically" priced ones do...

Can you get a set of the '73-later UCAs there locally? The price on the UCA kit seems a little steep considering that Ma MoPar made about a gazillion A-Bodies from '73 - '76...

Not really when you consider bushings upper and lower ball joints come to $255 alone.

 

[ACME A12]

$290 for everything listed below form Performance Suspension Components...and they're in Phoenix...

•Upper Ball Joints
•Lower Ball Joints
•Inner Tie Rod Ends
•Outer Tie Rod Ends
•Idler Arm
Graphite Impregnated Polyurethane Bushings*

•Upper Control Arm Bushings
•Lower Control Arm Bushings
•Sway Bar Bushing Kit with Brackets
•End Link Kit Inc. Bushings and Hardware
•Polyurethane Tie Rod Boots
•Polyurethane Ball Joint Boots
•Upper Control Arm Bumpers
•Lower Control Arm Bumpers
•Strut Rod Bushings
*All Polyurethane Bushings Are Black Graphite Impregnated Polyurethane

I've bought several kits from them...no problems... :cents:

 

[mcmopar]

Yup - I got my kit from them for the RR mainly because it included the idler arm and none of the other comparable kits did.