Just seen this Found this link to an outfit in Texas
that might have
a sane, affordable and originality-preserving approach
to upgrading our Imperial brakes.
http://www.praisedynobrake.com/
Has anyone tried this out?
Steve
I checked it out and it looks like they go to the
fiftys don't know how far. Might be just the ticket.
RC
--- William Herbert <Willbarc@xxxxxxx> wrote: > I
just looked it up. They have a website. White Post
> Restorations. www.whitepost.com
>
> Read my previous post so you won't be lost.
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: AMX4080@xxxxxxx
> Sent: Tuesday, May 13, 2003 2:49 PM
> To: mailing-list@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: IML: Help with converting from Budd
> calipers?
>
> Hello,
> I just signed up for the mailing list this
> weekend, and can already see it is very active.
> Looks like this is the place I can get some advice
> on a problem I have been working on for a while now.
> While not an Imperial, the problem I am having is
> with my 1967 Chrysler Newport Town & Country station
> wagon, which shares the Budd disk brakes with (I'm
> pretty sure) Imperials and was also an option on
> 300's.
> I am on my second set of calipers, and they have
> again started to leak. When they work, they work
> super. But now with the leaking again, the wagon
> has no brakes. I've seen postings regarding these
> calipers which state that they work fine if use
> often. Problem is that this vehicle is occasional
> use, which means it will sit at least a week between
> uses sometimes. The pad are getting harder to find,
> and I'd like to investigate swapping this system
> with parts from a later model.
> My question is: Has anyone performed this
> conversion? What parts do I need? Will some later
> Chrysler calipers bolt on or is it more involved so
> I should be prepared to swap spindles, lower control
> arms, etc.?
> A parts list would be wonderful so I may begin
> collecting the pieces. Any advice on things that
> will be a problem would be very much appriciated.
> If this posting is innapropriate for the list or
> has been discussed and posted on line already please
> let me know. Thanks in advance.
> --G
> '64 Imperial
> '67 Chrysler Newport Town & Country
> '67 AMC Marlin
> '68 Chrysler New Yorker
> '68 Plymouth Barracuda
> '68 AMC AMX
> '91 Jeep Wrangler Renegade
> '98 Jeep Grand Cherokee
>
>
>
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