1936 Ford spindle to disc brake help needed

[Dreamweaver]

Seems I've got a touch for obtaining orphan parts, like this 1936 Ford frontend.

I'd like to use the spindles on the front of my truck but as of yet have been unable to find a company that makes a disc brake kit for 1936 spindles, 1937 -48 seems to be the magic years.

Anyone out there have a source or method for me? I've scoured the web and my magazine collection to no avail.

HELP!!!

[tommy]

I believe the problem is with the spacing on the backing plate holes. The caliper brackets have the newer bolt spacing. It might be easier to find the newer spindles than modifying the caliper brackets. I don't recall anyone making the brackets for the early spindles.

[Dreamweaver]

Do you think the spindle bearing surfaces are the same?

I could modify the caliper bracket to fit maybe?

Anyone have a set of 37 or up spindles they'd sell or preferably trade. I have a 36 frontend with no where to go, the beam itself is tweeked but the wishbones are ok.

[sawzall]

dream

I have a set of 48 car spindles for sale.. I need 100 for them though.. I was plannin to throw them on ebay later this month..

later

sawzall

[Bruce Lancaster]

DW, I think (no guarantees) you can make it all go together with the usual '37-48 kit. You have two problems to solve: The bearings, which are the same as '37-48, are spaced farther apart, the bolt pattern is a shade narrower, and the third of the two problems (???) is that the boss that centers the backing plates is smaller. So, purchase the little kit (cheap, every early Ford restoration place sells it) for putting hydraulics on '28-36 Fords. This gives you a couple of little rings that push the inner bearing out to '37 spec and increase the diameter of the lug. Next, mount the adapters and file the holes on the adapter until bolts will go through the '36 holes. From memory, you are moving over less than the diameter of the holes. Done, I hope.