Re: Tire Choices..

["Gary H." <spigot2039@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

AAJ in Portland Oregon makes Mopar disc brake conversion kits that will work with 14 inch wheels. AAJ and a couple other aftermarket disc brake suppliers you can check with are listed on the 62-65 vendor's Web page list:
http://1962to1965mopar.ornocar.com/restoration-sources.html

Thanks,
Gary H. 


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>From: Afterhours Fabrication <afterhoursfab@xxxxxxxxx>
>Sent: Jul 17, 2010 10:45 PM
>To: 1962to1965mopars@xxxxxxxxxx
>Subject: Re: Tire Choices..
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>Thanks for the tips Bill, I'll def keep that info in mind!
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>- Dave
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>On Fri, Jul 16, 2010 at 12:50 PM, Bill <Y1TopBanana73@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
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>> Dave,
>>
>> Don't count out a disc brake conversion...if you go with A-Body parts
>> (which had 14" wheels) it should work fine. I still had 14x5's on my
>> 65 Coronet when I did my disc conversion (w/ parts from a 73 B-Body)
>> and it worked fine. There are 2 caliper adapters available..."small"
>> and "large" rotor versions. The A bodies all had "small" rotors, where
>> the b-bodies had a mix of small & large. Use the small and you'll be
>> fine. If I'm wrong, someone please correct me!
>> --
>> Bill M
>> 65 Coronet 500 'vert http://1962to1965mopar.ornocar.com/mmo62008.html
>> 73 Dart Sport, 00 Cherokee Sport, 01 Dakota SLT
>> 21 Model T Depot Hack, 92 Accord, 06 Mazda 3
>>
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Please address private mail -- mail of interest to only one person -- directly to that person.  I.e., send parts/car transactions and negotiations as well as other personal messages only to the intended recipient, not to the Clubhouse public address. This practice will protect your privacy, reduce the total volume of mail and fine tune the content signal to Mopar topic.  Thanks!

1962 to 1965 Mopar Clubhouse Discussion Guidelines:
http://www.1962to1965mopar.ornocar.org/mletiq.html and http://www.1962to1965mopar.ornocar.com/general_disclaimer.html.