No disc brake options

i ran rallies in my drilled drums -- no fade even on the infamous Tepesquet Canyon run, hard (OK hard by Rambler standards). i commuted 100 miles/day, LA to Irvine. no fade, amd they shed water far better than regular drums, comparable to discs. for such an easy mod -- and i never understood why OEMs didn't do it, it's trivial work -- you'd be surprised at how much better they are for so little effort.

oversized helps. the 9x2 drums up front are about motorcycle sized, today. the only reason gremlin/hornet/etc 9x2.5 drum setups would be hard to find is that everyone throws them out.

The standard size Scarebird discs WILL work. You might have to reverse the sides to move the calipers to hte rear, but that doesn't affect braking. I had Concord brakes on my 63 American (same front end as the 58-60). You can't mount the calipers to the front though.

IowaTom wrote: The helpful gentleman at Scarebird said I would have to bend part of the steering arms of my '59 Rambler to accommodate their disc setup and I really don't want to do that.

frank's observation made me look at your question anew -- precisely, what component interferes with the steering arms? they do look to have a longer bent end than the Americans...

if it's the rotor that interferes, well maybe that's the end of that. but as frank points out, you swap the brackets left to right and place the caliper to the rear on the pre-64 Americans, at least, and that solves the interference with that part. it also puts the hoses in a great spot on that chassis at least.

Figure I’d post a pic of my setup on my 59 rambler




The steering arm does clear the rotor which is about a 1/2” away from the rotor and it’s with the previa rotors too and celebrity calipers are mounted on the back.

Ramblage - looks like it was made for it or made that way. Good fit, easily enough clearance with rotors and steering, and the caliper is in a good place. Nice.
 Now I do have to ask - the bracket seems a bit, well, honestly, thin, to me. Doesn't it flex a bit under heavy braking? Or not? You'd likely know, especially with uneven wear patterns.