73 Disc Brake Spindles

[Blairboy3]

I know this is going to probably be a dumb question.. but I'm trying to see if I can put a front disc brake kit together for my '68 Fury. I located some spindles & caliper brackets off a 73 Imperial at a local yard... but when I look for rotors, nothing comes up for the Imperial. If I change the search to a 73 New Yorker, I find rotors & other components. Are the spindles different, or are autoparts websites just not setup well? Lol.

Also... I've got a set of disc brake spindles, calipers, & brackets off a 71 Newport... but when I checked for rotors (about 8 years ago - 2 piece rotors) they were crazy expensive. Did I read correctly in the Disc Brake Conversion sticky thread that those rotors have dropped in price?

 

[twostick]

The Imperial spindles are different and won't work.

The pre 73 rotors were repopped in unicast and are much cheaper than the original 2 piece ones were, IF you can find them.

Kevin

 

[Blairboy3]

The Imperial spindles are different and won't work.

The pre 73 rotors were repopped in unicast and are much cheaper than the original 2 piece ones were, IF you can find them.

Kevin

Ok... so I'm better off using my '71 parts if I can find the rotors... which I see Rock Auto has several options between $70 & $160.

Why are did they use different spindles on the Imperial?

 

[Ross Wooldridge]

71 C body rotors should be used on 73 C body spindles due to a bearing difference. Some say that a spacer or shim can be used, others say don't do it.

I don't believe the 73 Imperial spindles are the same as 73 C body spindles, and won't fit a 68 C body, or if they do, the geometry is incorrect.