V8 Spindles and disc brakes

[topherloaf]

How easy is it to find V8 spindles for my 66 200cid? Is there also the problem of changing the steering linkages that I've heard?

Also, for a daily driver/fun car, IF I can get the V8 spindles/disc brakes, is the street bandit kit good value for the money? Thanks! I'm willing to spend right about $2000 over the summer. If you have cheaper suggestions PLEASE let me hear them! Looking for the shelby stance on a daily driver. I drove a truck for 7 years and a mini cooper so I'm ok with a bit of a harsh ride.

[zray]

I don't think anyone makes a reproduction '66 V-8 spindle, but there are plenty of good used ones available.

Z.

[topherloaf]

Do I just ebay that? Junk yard? Look for a deal on here? How much would a pair LH/RH run?

[Huskinhano]

I'm selling this for $125. It's a Scarebird kit. I'm selling what's pictured, brackets, pads, GM metric calipers and rotor spacers along with a template to redrill GM rotors. The rotors are 77-79 GM big car rear rotors. They are 11" X 1" vented rotors that cost $32 (Rabestos) on rockauto.

This is strictly a bolt on affair, no need to rent special tools or pay for an alignment.

Sorry for the sales plug.

[John_Del]

Originally Posted by zray

I don't think anyone makes a reproduction '66 V-8 spindle, but there are plenty of good used ones available.

Z.

Doesn't that company that does the Granada kit make a new geometry spindle that fits the first body cars?

John

[Ponyman66]

Originally Posted by John_Del

Doesn't that company that does the Granada kit make a new geometry spindle that fits the first body cars?

John

Yeah they do indeed John. The company is CSRP: Welcome to CSRP
The spindle they sell really doesn't have new geometry, but more accurately, corrected geometry. This "corrected" geometry restored the original geometry of the 65/66 suspension to the Granada style spindles.

[topherloaf]

I don't see where that site specifies any particular parts. I can do four lug brakes but I want to switch to five. Is it understood that you're getting new spindles when you purchase a kit?

[Rickmaan]

It depends on which kit you get. If you get a '66 correct kit with the KH 4 piston calipers, you get the brackets to mount the calipers to V8 spindles, but not the spindles. If you get the Granada style kit you get the spindles with the corrected steering geometry to use granada discs and calipers with stock '66 tie rods. The parts list for the kits are described somewhere on the site, but site navigation isn't the easiest. If you look at the pics that go with each kit shown on the page you'll see what's included with the different kits. At first glance all the pics look the same, but they aren't.

[John_Del]

I didn't see any prices listed, or am I just blind?

[topherloaf]

Thanks Rickman, I looked around and saw what I thought was the right one. Just to make sure I emailed them and they confirm what you said about the granada style spindles and disc brakes. That's exactally what I was looking for.

[Ponyman66]

The unfortunate thing about the CSRP website is they offer many more items than what they have posted. Their old website had just about everything listed, with good descriptions and pics. When they revamped the site, they've been kinda slow getting everything back on it.

[wilit]

I was "lucky" enough to find a car with factory disc brakes. I say "lucky" because the '68-later style of brakes is an old crappy design. If I had to do a drum to disc conversion (and I've done the I6-V8 conversion you did once) I would find a set of V8 drum spindles and use a kit from Vintage Venom. They use SN95 style brakes which are a 2 piston caliper and are WAY easier when it comes to pad changes.

Have only found out about the GM Metric swap recently, and if you're on a budget and don't mind GM parts on your Blue Oval, that's definately a great way to go. Personally it gives me the creeps.