C4 brakes on a C1

[TopLess62]

Does anyone have any experience putting C4 front brakes on a '62 on the cheap?

My car was chopped, hacked and generally #$#$^%#'ed up before I bought it. Its completely NON numbers matching and I love driving it like it was a rental but I really like to stop when I need to so I am trying to teach myself to learn how to upgrade my brakes.

Unfortunately, a wife, 2 kids, a mortgage and a really bad Michigan economy have put spending any real money on the back burner. Nothing more than anyone else, I am sure!!!


Any feedback would be appreciated! Thanks!!

 

[JohnZ]

No way to do that "on the cheap", as those calipers and rotors won't work on C1 spindles, and require 17"-18" wheels to clear them. Several outfits make conversion kits that use regular GM (Camaro, Chevelle, etc.) calipers and rotors on the C1 spindles.

 

[tsarbar]

I've got C4 brakes on all four wheels of my 61 using the stock spindles and 15 in. Weldwheel rims. To do this takes alot of machine work. I had to fabricate my own caliper mounts to get the rotors and calipers to fit. The parts are reasonably easy to come by, the time and effort are not.

 

[tsarbar]

John is right...it would be easier to go with an aftermarket camaro setup

 

[Rowdy1]

After Market

I converted my front to disc and put a dual master in using bolt on kits, works for me.

 

[Stemmer]

I used an ECI kit and it worked fine for me about 5 years ago. The kit uses Camaro rotors and calipers...

I already had a dual master cylinder installed, it was one of the first upgrades I did 20+ years ago, I purchased the dual mc from Power Master Brakes...