Page 17 of Brake Kits & Parts by Mustangs Plus

since we first did this swap over 10 years ago mustangs plus has advised hundreds of customers along with some of the major magazines how to best do this swap we have available all of the parts necessary to rebuild and install one of these units in your mustang converting to rear disc brakes by using a lincoln versailles rear end on early mustangs has become very popular but it doesn t just fall right in below is a list of things you ll need to do to make this swap an easy job instead of a hair pulling disaster versailles conversion rear brake parts gvm disc brake rear end installation tech tips granada versailles monarch rebuilt rear disc gvm calipers lincoln versailles rear ends are also the same as was used on the granada and monarch don t limit your searching to lincoln versailles only from 1975 to 1979 granadas and monarchs came equipped with the same basic unit gvm stands for granada versailles monarch make sure the locating holes are the right size the holes in question are designed to keep the rear end assembly from moving around on the rear leaf springs the pins on the rear leaf springs should be the exact same size as the holes on the pads of the rear end we have seen usually on versailles rear ends much larger holes which will allow the rear end to walk around on the springs if you have the larger holes make 2 plates out of .125 or larger plate stock drill the correct size hole for the pin and weld them onto the bottom of the rear end pads gear ratios are not desirable the lowest gear ratio offered in these units were 3:00 to 1 most are in the 2:47 to 1 range and were available in a traction lock as well as open all were 28 spline with very beefy axles the good news is that any 28 spline 9 center section will drop right in differential yokes are not compatible the lincoln differential used a different yoke then the granada and monarch this makes no difference if you plan to change to another center section with lower gears shock plates need to be modified the axle tube on these rear ends are a much larger diameter then the stock mustang and were all set up for staggered shocks which means that the shock mounting plates that come with them will not work on the early mustangs we have found that the simplest solution to this problem is to use 1965 or 1966 shock mounting plates and to simply slot the holes to the proper overall width for the u-bolt none of that welding up and re-drilling we have run these on the race cars for years with no related problems check the rear brake line to shock body clearance the angle at which the rear brake hose comes off the axle tube is such that it may hit the body of the left rear shock absorber on bumpy roads especially on lowered cars be sure to check for this problem if it should exist it s easily corrected by loosing the bolt on the hose and turning it more to the right to get the best angle you may need to bend the hard brake lines that comes off both sides of the hose this is easily done by hand emergency brake hook up this is easier to do than to try to explain in writing but here goes keep the parking brake cables that come with the disc brake rear end and attach them as they came off the donor car to your mustang with enough slack for up and down movement using your old parking brake cable attach a portion of it to both ends of the disc brake rear ends cables and cut off the excess any hardware store has cable connectors available which will do the job 75-79 75-79 lh versailles rear core charge $50.00 per caliper #758 $129.95 ea rh versailles rear core charge $50.00 per caliper #757 $136.95 ea refunded when rebuildable unit is returned street/racing gvm rear brake pads stock rear pads should be used for all street applications carbon kevlar should only be used for open track and road racing applications they are designed to work best when they re hotter then street driving will get them and have very little grip when they re cold 75-79 75-79 rear versailles #2791 25.95 set rear versailles carbon kevlar #4248 $235.95 set versailles rear caliper rebuild kits for either the right or left side rear calipers includes all 5 seals needed to rebuild your old calipers be careful not to scratch the piston or puck as they are called when removing it bleeders and pistons are also available if they are needed 75-79 all gvm 4924 32.95 kit mustangsplus.com order online restomod headquarters brake kits parts 253

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