The Jalopy Journal
I used Dorman 610-290 wheel studs. Got them at Summit for $18. Pressed in nicely. I did however have to drill out the rotor stud holes to the...
To wrap this up, I located a 1976 Ford Thunderbird 4 wheel disk master cylinder ($16.99!) at O'reilly's auto parts and installed it. This...
I completed the swap to Explorer rear disk brakes. As always, it is not as "simple" as you would hope... Some things I ran into: I replaced all...
The left and right calipers stay as they are. only the backing plates are swapped to get the E brake cables on the bottom. brake bleeders stay...
my concern right now is the rotors pushing into the backing plate. I can grind off that inner "lip" of the rotor that scrapes if you are...
I'm newly registered but a long time "reader". Tons of great information. I'm in the process of converting my 1972 LTD convertible 9 inch rear...
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