Budd disc brake parts needed

Hi,
The parts for Bud disc brakes are hard to find and expensive as i found out recently.
I rebuilt my Budd system on my 68 New Yorker, my rotors were worn out, leaking rusted calipers and worn lower ball joints (Budd system has different lower ball joints)
So after lots of research and help of this forum i bought good used rotors (almost non existant) rebuilt my lower ball joints, the calipers are expensive to rebuild, i managed to by a pair through Summit Racing which were Cardone ones, they are working fine and cheapest option for these.
Left and right are interchangeable too.
The master cylinder is again disc car only type, got from Rock Auto, you can buy seal kits for the calipers and have yours re sleeved but it gets expensive.
So in my experience i would buy the master cylinder from Rock Auto, and calipers from Cardone.
Good luck and let me know if you need any help or more information.

Gavin
Ballarat, Victoria, Australia.

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Gavin....wow....thank you....looked at summit racing and they will be shipped by April....shows left and right are different.....going to order them
 
Gavin....wow....thank you....looked at summit racing and they will be shipped by April....shows left and right are different.....going to order them
Yes they list as a LH and RH, the only difference is where the bleeder screw goes, all you do is order 2 of same side of what stock they have, take out bleeder and small brass feral that sits in hole where brake line goes in and switch around, it worked for me, calipers are identical both sides.
 
Check the Imperial club site - www.imperialclub.com. Lots of info. on the Budd brake parts. Dura Brake in CA is who the rotors were originally put back into production by about 10-12 years ago, and they may still be available from them. Some have had original Budd calipers brass sleeved, not cheap, but you'll never have to replace them again. Good luck. The Budd brake parts are neither easy to find or cheap, but worth the time/trouble/cost in terms of stopping ability.
 
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