Page 15 of Brake Kits & Parts by Mustangs Plus

the installation of granada front disc brakes on early mustangs has become a very popular way to convert drum brake mustangs to disc but as with most swaps it is not a slam dunk as most people have been told if you are considering this swap be aware of these minor problems you will have to deal with all are easy to take care of and should not stop you from doing this conversion granada conversion front brake parts gvm front disc brake installation tech tips granada versailles monarch granada/monarch front calipers 1968 1973 mustang torino and other ford front disc brake setups will also work almost everything detailed below will apply to many other ford setups don t count them out when trying to add disc brakes lincoln versailles spindles are not a direct bolt on like the granada and monarch units although all of the other parts such as rotors and calipers are the same the versailles spindles have a larger hole for the lower control arm ball joint this hole either has to be filled and then re-drilled to the correct size and correct tapper for the smaller diameter ball joint or you have to adapt the versailles lower ball joint to the mustang lower control arm both of these options are doable but can cost a lot more money than just using granada or monarch spindles your outer tie rod ends will need to be changed in most cases to the ones that are connected to the gvm spindles mustang outer tie rod ends have the wrong stud diameter and taper to be used with the gvm spindles you ll need to change them to make the swap in most cases the old tie rod ends if they are in good condition will work just fine if you don t have them mustangs plus has new ones in stock at very low prices if you are the owner of a 1964 1 2 to 1966 and are doing this swap you ll have no problem if you have a v8 with manual steering if you are wanting to keep the power steering you ll need our special left side outer tie rod as described on the opposite page if you have a 1964 1 2 to 1966 6 cylinder mustang it is usually easier to convert it over to v8 steering then to try and salvage any of the 6 cylinder steering parts style steel wheels and some other factory and aftermarket wheels will not fit on the front rotor the diameter of the snout on the front rotor is too large to fit up into the factory and reproduction style steel wheels this problem also effects many stock factory steel wheels and aftermarket wheels with small center holes the result is that you have to take the rotors to a machine shop and have the snout turned down to fit the wheels before doing the installation check your wheels on the rotor this does not apply to 1968 to 1973 mustang torino and many other fords setups the snouts on these rotors work just fine with stock wheels however these rotors are more expensive brake lines have to be adapted for 1965 to 1967 mustangs the caliper sits on the back of the spindle instead of on the front like the factory set up this means that the brake hose is pointed towards the front of the car instead of the rear but this is a simple matter to take care of the brake line has a large mount on the end opposite the caliper loop the brake line around the sway bar end link and attach it to the frame right under the upper control arm then using a 8 to 12 section of hard line make an adapter line to go from the factory hard line to the brake hose connect the two hard lines with a double female adapter 75-79 rh granada/monarch caliper core charge $40.00 per caliper #4113 75-79 lh granada/monarch caliper core charge $40.00 per caliper #4114 refunded when rebuildable unit is returned 62.95 ea 62.95 ea caliper rebuild kit for either the right or left side gvm front calipers includes the seal and dust boot be careful not to scratch the piston or puck as they are called when removing it 75-79 granada/monarch caliper rebuild kit 5127 10.95 kit front brake pads 75-79 semi-metallic #4233 75-79 carbon kevlar #2839 62.95 set $219.95 set gvm front brake hose screws into the caliper factory style replacement hose use with our pre-bent hard line adapter kit for 1964 1 2 to 1966 conversions 75-79 front brake hose #4115 31.95 ea brake hose washer 75-79 copper washer granada caliper #10377 1.95 ea mustangsplus.com order online restomod headquarters brake kits parts 251

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