I have a 79 cutlass with the big old ugly rear drum breaks!! I was wanting to upgrade to discs but have no idea where to even begin! I would leave them but unfortuniately I have wheels that show thiese hideous things. Ive read about many rear disc swaps but nothing for the good ol cutlass. Is it logical for me to change them? costly? and most importantly does anyone have a setup they would be willing to part with? Thanks in advance for all of your help and feedback all is welcome. God bless!!
1979 cutlass rear disc breaks upgrade?
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RE: Rear Disc Brake Setup
Hi-- Other than going to a VERY expensive aftermarket setup, you can use the rear disc brake setup from the 82-86 Pontiac TransAm, or Turbo TransAm. These will bolt onto any 7.5- 8.5 G body rearend. They even have the correct calipers with the E-brake brackets to hook up ur original e-brake cables. I have done 2 of these for friends, and they work very well. I do have 1 more of these complete setups. If ur interested, drop a pm. Thanks, Dean 8)
Hi-- Other than going to a VERY expensive aftermarket setup, you can use the rear disc brake setup from the 82-86 Pontiac TransAm, or Turbo TransAm. These will bolt onto any 7.5- 8.5 G body rearend. They even have the correct calipers with the E-brake brackets to hook up ur original e-brake cables. I have done 2 of these for friends, and they work very well. I do have 1 more of these complete setups. If ur interested, drop a pm. Thanks, Dean 8)
cutvy said:
If they only reason you're interested in doing the swap is because your wheels show the rustly looking drum, you're best off not doing it.
Either go buy some new drums and paint them, or have your old drums blasted and paint them.
Or you can get a set of aluminum drums, and you can even polish them up if you like.
Bottom line is that if you're not looking for any performance upgrade, you'd be better off just saving your money.
I think in most cases he can find a rear disc setup for a relativly low cost, so not only does he get the upgrade in appearance he seeks he also gets the added benifit of greater stopping power.
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