brake change over

[Hawkeye]

I have a 65 SS impala ...anyone have imput on where I can get coversion kit to go with disc brakes on all fours?

[techinspector1]

stolen from another forum.....

Don't need a kit. Just get the spindles complete with rotors and calipers, the metering valve , and brake lines from the master cylinder from a 68-70 full sized Chevrolet in your local junk yard and bolt them on. You should get a new master cylinder and a set of "Loaded Calipers" are pretty cheap. This works for all full sized Chevrolets from 1965 to 1970. I have a set on my 65 and it stops great. All the aftermarket stuff I have seen used the small rotors from a Chevelle. You will have to use 15" front wheels with the factory stuff.

[Hawkeye]

thanks for the info....did those years have rear disc brakes?
Need them also...

[techinspector1]

"did those years have rear disc brakes?"

No

[Hawkeye]

thats why I was orinally looking for a disc brake conversion because I want 4 wheel disc brakes...lol

[Hawkeye]

I am not looking to keep the 65 original...streetrod is what I intend to end up with...body stay orig in appearance but chasis and suspension up to date...

[timothale]

i'm not a chevy man, but spent 15 years as a Ford engineer but when i worked there i drove a 48 willys with a buick nailhead, Check later model Gm stuff for conversion camero firebird police cars etc. I have a couple of milk crates with fwd cad seville or eldorado rear disc brakes set ups, they looked easy to try to put on \a camero rear i have in the shop Ps I hav a chevy powered jeep, T bucket with a buic v6 and one with a 350m sbc in the barn, most other stuff is ford powered

[Hawkeye]

thanks for the imput timothale...