The last piece to buy are a pair of brake hoses from a 77 Ford Bronco. Also plumb an adjustable proportioning valve into the rear line so that you can balance the system properly and not have to worry about a non- adjustable valve working correctly. The brake lines will have to be replumbed, and you will have to add a "T" block to accept the old brake light solenoid for your brake lights. You want to install a dual bowl master to enhance safety. fitsĪnd the master bolts right onto the fire wall. Interestingly enough I bought a new master and the kit included a push rod which was the exact length for the job. The master cyl I am using is out of an 81-87 Ford full sized car, in The top of the tie rod mount at the spindle has to be machined 1/8" so the stud on the outer rod end sticks thru far enough to get the cotter pin into the castle nut. The spindles, rotors and calipers come from a 70-72 full sized Ford/ Merc donor car. The replacement kit even includes the proper length pushrod! I would buy a new one as they are only a fewĪS long as you are going to use 15" wheels, this will work well for your car, and the 11 3/4" rotor is very attractive. The master cylinder is from 81-87 full size Ford/Merc products and bolts right onto the firewall. Works great! If you are of above average build and not worried about leg strength, then I would prefer a manual system. > The MAIN thing is to get EVERYTHING from the same donor and there shouldn't be any component mismatches. > You can run 14 or 15 inch wheels with these. (These are the easiest ones to find complete) Just go with the 77-79 T-Bird or Cougar set-up and be done. > So, if you're just wanting to upgrade to modern disc brakes and don't need the hassle of dissimilar bolt patterns front and rear, or re-drilling one or the other. 3600 to 4100 lbs.) The big cars are a little heavier.(3600-4800 lbs.) Chilton's. (on 73 & later) The Intermediate cars use a slightly smaller rotor (10.720) but the same 4 1/2" pattern you have.Īll of these cars, Full size and Intermediate, use the SAME pad, and the SAME 3 & 3/32" bore caliper.Īlso the cars in the Intermediate size are about the same weight class as your Galaxie. > The Full size cars DO have larger rotors (11.8), but use the big 5"bolt pattern. > however, all share the SAME spindle assemblies. > The Full sized and Intermediate cars (all "FULL FRAMED" cars) They are different and can lead to alignment difficulties. > John's right, stay away from the Granada / Monarch spindles. Some items were added later as guys found additional info. Most of it was gleaned from the Galaxie clubs members and discussion group. This is pretty close to all the article that appeared in Car Craft a few years ago when Marlan Davis was still there.
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