1961 wagon- prayers for front disc conversion

[FEandGoingBroke]

I have one of 1832 ‘61 Newport four door 6pass hardtop station wagons, his name is Lurch.

I have re done his front brakes, but the right from locks solid and drags, and it’s probably because I have the adjusters swapped to the wrong positions which is an easy fix, but since I’m swapping in a 65 413 in place of the 361, I seek a little more driveability because I’ll be taking him on long road trips with his girlfriend my 64 Galaxie 500 4 door hard top Fastback, with loads of friends and camping gear.

Can anyone give me a list of compatible bolt on Mopar parts for a front disc swap?

Thanks for any suggestions. I appreciate the C and E body forums that I frequent, lots of good folks here!

Warm Regards,

FE-(Gary)

 

[mopar preferred]

Check also that the right front hose has not collapsed internally, blocking return flow.

 

[FEandGoingBroke]

Aware of that possibility, I did check good flow in and back out

 

[Sixpactogo]

I have one of 1832 ‘61 Newport four door 6pass hardtop station wagons, his name is Lurch.

I have re done his front brakes, but the right from locks solid and drags, and it’s probably because I have the adjusters swapped to the wrong positions which is an easy fix, but since I’m swapping in a 65 413 in place of the 361, I seek a little more driveability because I’ll be taking him on long road trips with his girlfriend my 64 Galaxie 500 4 door hard top Fastback, with loads of friends and camping gear.

Can anyone give me a list of compatible bolt on Mopar parts for a front disc swap?

Thanks for any suggestions. I appreciate the C and E body forums that I frequent, lots of good folks here!

Warm Regards,

FE-(Gary)

Here is some tech info on those brakes. Those dual wheel cylinders in the front are troublesome for sure. I swapped mine out for some discs from an 1980 Aspen but check this out first. It may help you fix yours.

 

[Isaiah Estrada]

What you’re looking for is a 1976-1989 F,M,J body setup. The spindles are bolt on requiring very little modifications.

I scored this set for about $100, spent about $70 to have them sand blasted and now I have them painted satin canyon black. They look beautiful!! Waiting to get a 62 Chrysler to put them on…

 

[FEandGoingBroke]

Nice and thank you very much!

I have a spare 62 880 custom four door lol. Ugly but had the right motor for Lurch upgrade.

 

[Bucket]

If you don't mind purchasing form Australia , try Hoppers Stoppers .
I bought a kit from them for my 1961 Newport .
The brackets bolt straight onto your drum brake spindles without them being removed .
Whole kit was easy to install .
With our dollar being crap at the moment it would work in your favour .

 

[FEandGoingBroke]

Well thank you for that. I’ll get in touch with my buddy Luke and see if he can locate me some parts in his area!

 

[FEandGoingBroke]

What you’re looking for is a 1976-1989 F,M,J body setup. The spindles are bolt on requiring very little modifications.

I scored this set for about $100, spent about $70 to have them sand blasted and now I have them painted satin canyon black. They look beautiful!! Waiting to get a 62 Chrysler to put them on… View attachment 593043

Did you have to source backing plates also? I’m going to start my search locally after I figure out what car models go with these dang Chrysler letters F M and J.

 

[FEandGoingBroke]

Found a local J body 78 cordoba! That’s basically a bolt on setup for my 61? I mean the spindle should fit my upper and lower ball joints and tie rod ends without too much fuss?

 

[Isaiah Estrada]

Found a local J body 78 cordoba! That’s basically a bolt on setup for my 61? I mean the spindle should fit my upper and lower ball joints and tie rod ends without too much fuss?

That’s a B body but I believe those spindles are also the same actually. If the setup is complete, get it. The tie rods need to be shortened a little bit. I may have to end up writing a post both for my and other people’s future reference.

 

[Isaiah Estrada]

While you’re at it, get the proportioning valve too. You’ll need this for your brakes to work properly

 

[FEandGoingBroke]

Okay excellent, I’ll be going out to check out the car this week and see what’s left on it. And according to a site called Vans on the Google machine the 77 cordoba is a B body, another site calls it a J body. I’m confused, I just know it’s a full size in 77

 

[Isaiah Estrada]

Okay excellent, I’ll be going out to check out the car this week and see what’s left on it. And according to a site called Vans on the Google machine the 77 cordoba is a B body, another site calls it a J body. I’m confused, I just know it’s a full size in 77

73 and later B Body spindles are the same as the F,M,J body spindles. The setup will work for your 61.

 

[FEandGoingBroke]

So you’re saying they will work for this old *** cBody. That makes me happy that there’s one so close by.

 

[Isaiah Estrada]

You’ve got a Full Size Mopar. Not a C body, which started in 65. Yes, the setup will work but it is not a bolt on affair. There’s minimal modification to be made for steering clearance.

 

[Isaiah Estrada]

Here’s a great video of someone who has performed this swap on a 57 Plymouth

 

[FEandGoingBroke]

Okay cool, that won’t be an issue for me.

These damn letter designations bug me

 

[noah300g]

I have one of 1832 ‘61 Newport four door 6pass hardtop station wagons, his name is Lurch.

I have re done his front brakes, but the right from locks solid and drags, and it’s probably because I have the adjusters swapped to the wrong positions which is an easy fix, but since I’m swapping in a 65 413 in place of the 361, I seek a little more driveability because I’ll be taking him on long road trips with his girlfriend my 64 Galaxie 500 4 door hard top Fastback, with loads of friends and camping gear.

Can anyone give me a list of compatible bolt on Mopar parts for a front disc swap?

Thanks for any suggestions. I appreciate the C and E body forums that I frequent, lots of good folks here!

Warm Regards,

FE-(Gary)

AAJ brake up in the northwest. Uses Cordoba rotor and Monte Carlo calipers. Work fine on my 61 300G and my 57 300C.

 

[FEandGoingBroke]

Thank you Noah! You guys are very helpful!