The disc brakes were fairly simple. Get the backing plates, rotors, calipers from the donor car. Get some new brake hoses, you want 2 right rear ones since they dont have the second hole for the ABS stuff. You will need some special standard to metric fittings for the brake lines to attach to the hoses, i was able to get them at napa. I ran some new brake line too, i got the pre cut and flared pieces, they only had 20 and 30". I only needed about 25" and was to lazy to make my own so i had to "use up" the extra length and it kinda looks ghetto, but it works. Just bolted the end the brake hoses using the brackets on the hose to a hole on the axle. Also the passenger side of the center brake hoses on these cars is a different size and needs a special adaptor.
I dont have the e-brake lines hooked up, i just tore the old ones off for now, didn't work anyways. Didn't look into why, and dont really care. Never use it and i hate the way they are hooked up with a passion.
Axle was kind of a pain to jockey around and get lined up right to get the control arms on. 3 1/2 pound hammer is your best friend doing this. i think at one point i was using 5 jack stands and two jacks getting it together.
RESULTS: Very happy with the added performance of the 3.55 gears, zips around town much better and gets better mileage, even with me stepping on the gas at every stop. The new suspension is much stiffer, not that same old saggy rear end. Its got a little bit of rake now too which looks perfect. There is a little noise coming from the differential but its not too bad, just a light hum, more so when you let off the gas. Braking is a lot quicker and more solid feeling too. I managed to not get pissed off at all doing this too which was good for a project of this size, although the fifth or sixth time i got the floor crawler stuck on an old coil spring insulator i was a bit irritated
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I dont have the e-brake lines hooked up, i just tore the old ones off for now, didn't work anyways. Didn't look into why, and dont really care. Never use it and i hate the way they are hooked up with a passion.
Axle was kind of a pain to jockey around and get lined up right to get the control arms on. 3 1/2 pound hammer is your best friend doing this. i think at one point i was using 5 jack stands and two jacks getting it together.
RESULTS: Very happy with the added performance of the 3.55 gears, zips around town much better and gets better mileage, even with me stepping on the gas at every stop. The new suspension is much stiffer, not that same old saggy rear end. Its got a little bit of rake now too which looks perfect. There is a little noise coming from the differential but its not too bad, just a light hum, more so when you let off the gas. Braking is a lot quicker and more solid feeling too. I managed to not get pissed off at all doing this too which was good for a project of this size, although the fifth or sixth time i got the floor crawler stuck on an old coil spring insulator i was a bit irritated
Next project CFI to SEFI swap
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