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farna
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Posted: Apr/07/2010 at 7:57pm |
An Aerospace kit is better priced than that one! Part of the reason for the big price tag is the billet AMC hub though. Aerospace makes a billet hub too as far as I remember... or they may have found a hub that fits the AMC spindle and made up any difference with the caliper mount (but I don't think so!). There are some guys in one of the Texas AMC clubs running Mustang II spindles, but the offset of the rotor is different and they had to make spacers or custom brackets (don't recall which) to mount the calipers. I don't recall any details, but I think it's the small bearing spindle (drum brake/79-83 disc) that the MII bearings work on. I don't recall if a spacer or anything like that was needed on the spindle.
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TorqueyAMX
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That is great! I am awaiting the results. Sure wish I could get my car built by the prototype process some of you lucky individuals are participating in! LOL! [/QUOTE] I'm really not looking to get brakes out of it. My friend works at Wilwood and just trying to get some kits made.
I have a feeling the other guy heard about my post and is trying to make hay while the sun shines!!
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6t8amxetc
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That's what we are trying to take care of as far as cost factor. I think my car will be going over to Wilwood next week for prototyping. [/QUOTE]That is great! I am awaiting the results. Sure wish I could get my car built by the prototype process some of you lucky individuals are participating in! LOL! |
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poormansMACHINE
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For that much I would insist on brake lines, not break lines.
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TorqueyAMX
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That's what we are trying to take care of as far as cost factor. I think my car will be going over to Wilwood next week for prototyping.
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6t8amxetc
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I sure hope Wilwood's kit is more reasonably priced than this one! That is a bunch of $$$ for a front only kit!
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farna
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Needafasteramx is correct -- distance "M" is the same depending on the bearing set used. There were two bearing sets -- for all practical purposes "small" (A2/A6) and "large"(A16/A17). ALL AMCs use one of those two bearing sets -- period.
All drum and the 65-70 Bendix discs used the small bearing set. I don't recall about the K-H discs, but the 75-76 (through 78 for Matador) "Big Bendix" 3.1" piston disc brakes used the big bearing set. Oh yeah, 77-78 small cars used the big bearings with the small Bendix 2.6" calipers -- those are odd balls! 79-83 small cars use the small spindle. There is a difference in the base height of the spindles. Richard has it backwards -- the disc spindles are thicker than drum. Has to do with the offset of the caliper and clearing the steering knuckle, not the addition of the caliper mounting bracket (which would be the logical conclusion!). There are several base heights used over the years to change the offset of the rotor and track of the front end. Too many minor changes there to document. Part numbers don't help -- sometimes there is just a change of part number for no apparent reason, probably just to streamline the part number system on occasion. TomJ did some research a while back. Though it's a bit inconclusive, it does provide a general overview. See http://wps.com/AMC/spindles.html |
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Frank Swygert
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prostreetamx
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The early drum spindles I have are 1.265" thick while the disc spindle I have is .90" thick. I would think a caliper bracket should be at least 3/8" thick for strength but a better grade of steel could be thinner. I already posted the M dimension on page one for these spindles. I also found a few more loose bearings and I do have a loose KH disc along with a few loose drum hubs that I already removed the drum from.
Edited by prostreetamx - Mar/28/2010 at 8:51pm |
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Richard Payne
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TorqueyAMX
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I believe the mounting pads between drum and disc brakes are different and maybe thicker on the drum spindles. This is what I'm trying to find out.
So FuzzFace, if you have some drum spindles, measure the "M" distance AND the mounting pad thickness.
Thanks.
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FuzzFace2
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Now you got me wondering on them going to see if I can dig them out.
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