OF course i wont be keeping the wheels on my car. I will be getting something like 16" on the front. And 17" on the back. But right now I think i have 15" wheels. Im not sure how to measure them; from where the rim meets the tire or the inside part of the rim.

 

Get a decent tape, then measure from the outside of the rim to the other side of the rim going directly across the center of the rim. Dang, that can't possibly be a hard one to figure out if you have had junior high math.

 

The part of the rotor that the center of the whhel fits over will have to be amchined down for original wheels. You can use any disc brake wheel and they fit fine. Wire spoke hubcaps do not fit the wheels very good. From my past experince it is cheaper to buy a disc brake kit. I have done it both ways.

 

Dont make fun of me glen. If i measured from the outside of the rim i got a measurement of like 15 and 5/8 thats why i asked.

 

more then likely they'll be 15 in. Are they the stock steel rims or what?

 

Here is a similar excercise.
take one funnel that fits into a 5\16" hose and stick it in the end of 2' of that hose. Hold it up so that the hose hangs straight down and poor one quart of water through the hose.
Now take a funnel that fits into a 1" hose and stick it in the end of 2' of that hose. Hold it up so that the hose hangs straight down and poor one quart of water through the hose.

The water will poor much more quickly through a 1" hose then a 5/16" hose. Pressure and volume are the same in both cases. So why did the water poor through the larger hose quicker?

That is an exagerated difference in order to help explain the point, but the principle is the same. If all you change in a brake system is the size of the line, the larger line will allow a faster response to input, either from the pedal, or from the elastomeric qualities of the piston seals.

Does that help?

 

Finally got the disc brakes done, mounted the steer column...and found out that Randall's rack does not work with the stock clutch linkage. [:@]

Fortunately I can modify the stock linkage and make it work for the 6 cylinder. This woudn't work for a V8 with headers though.
In the mean time, here is another picture of the completed front end, and also the spring compressor with added black pipe (this worked great!).



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