Front Disc Brake Conversion
Motivation
Although I had recently rebuilt the front drum brakes, my plan to convert them to disc brakes got fast-tracked by a year after realizing just how challenging it was to separate the upper and lower control arms. The last thing I wanted was to struggle with that again or risk damaging the ball joints and having to replace them. So, I figured—why wait? I decided to go for it! New Spindle Here’s a helpful Chart on different conversion/upgrade options… I ended up with the Power Disc Conversion with optional line set
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