Rear drums to rotors?
Drewet88
01-13-2006, 12:48 AM
I was just wondering if it was possible to change my rear drums to rotors?
If so how?
My car has rotors in the front drums in the back but i have drum brakes and I'm trying to change them to rotors.
Any help would be appreciated.
If so how?
My car has rotors in the front drums in the back but i have drum brakes and I'm trying to change them to rotors.
Any help would be appreciated.
80sOlds98
01-15-2006, 03:02 AM
Year, make and model? Always include with your posts please. If you car is a rear wheel drive model (77-85 Delta 88) then the answer is Yes! You can swap the rear axle from a '90s Chevy Caprice or Impala SS. Check out one of the B-Body forums for more info on compatible donor vehicles.
If your car is front wheel drive, sorry but I can't help with that. . .
If your car is front wheel drive, sorry but I can't help with that. . .
Drewet88
01-15-2006, 03:55 PM
Well my car is a 87 Oldsmobile ninety eight. It is a front wheel drive but I thought it was still possible. I have heard about conversion kits for cars that made it possible but when searching the forums I didn't find anything. I was just wondering if anyone knew where or how to get these kits.
80sOlds98
01-15-2006, 07:22 PM
There may very well be. Sorry but I know very little about the FWD models. . .
tri-power
01-15-2006, 10:20 PM
Try checking to see if the pontiac bonneville or chevy lumina kits might work.
1968 Pontiac
02-14-2006, 06:20 PM
You might try a Cadillac STS from the late eighties/early nineties if the rear hub has the same bolt pattern as your hub. You'll also have to check the wheel bolt pattern, but I would suspect the STS is 5x4 1/2. The following are things that may/will cause problems:
Master cylinder
proportioning valve or residual pressure valve
parking brake cable
wheel clearances for the rear calipers
rear track width
There may be more issues to consider, but that's what I can think of.
Master cylinder
proportioning valve or residual pressure valve
parking brake cable
wheel clearances for the rear calipers
rear track width
There may be more issues to consider, but that's what I can think of.
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