rear drums conversion

Includes handbrake, cylinders, shoes, discs, rims and rubber.

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62cruzin
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rear drums conversion

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hi guys, just wondering what is the best way to convert the rear drums to disk... and what it requires...????
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Probably Volvo rear end would be the easiest, same stud pattern and width, a couple of people have done it that get on here, so they could give you more details, Trev 8) .
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yeah the volvo is good in my ute stops better than our 05 camry ,,bit of welding to do and straight in tail sharft needs adapting,hand brake and and saddles,,,,240 244 mid eighties volvos are what your after up til mid 90s i think 13 inch dragways just clear the disc backing plate
when they start building them like that again i will buy a new car of them
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62cruzin wrote:hi guys, just wondering what is the best way to convert the rear drums to disk... and what it requires...????
Commodore backing plates complete with handbrake shoes and a pair of redrilled Commodore rotors, here are some pics courtesy of the EH car club-

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thanks guys
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hmm now what happend there is EH car club a dirty word .. none of the pics show up ?
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lol... i noticed that to........
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