Drum spindle disk brakes with new suspension?

[Camaross82]

I have updated My front brakes from drum to willwood 12" 4 piston setup. Will I still be able to use these brakes when I upgrade the suspension?

I am looking at either a hotchkis or ride tech kit.



My car is a 69 Camaro and I am still running the stock drum spindles.

[rickpaw]

As long as the new suspension upgrades use the same spindle design, the brake set up will still work.

[Camaross82]

Yeah, I would imagine the aftermarket spindles use a disk brake hub. Not sure if the conversion kit I have will work since it uses the factor drum brake spindle.

[rickpaw]

Yeah, I would imagine the aftermarket spindles use a disk brake hub. Not sure if the conversion kit I have will work since it uses the factor drum brake spindle.

IIRC, the difference between the disc brake and drum spindles are the mounting holes for the brake components. Disc brake spindle has one mounting hole offset about 0.5". Your disc brake conversion kit probably had a spacer to account for the offset. The spindle pin is the same between drum and disc spindle.

If you're unsure, check with ridetech or Hotchkis for their suggestions.

[Smittys]

Will work fine with the ridetech spindles.

[MCB Matt]

You should have no issues... The ridetech spindle is a great choice as it is 1.75" taller between the upper and lower ball joints which increases the camber gain during suspension compression (turns) which helps keep the tire leaning into the turn instead of out...

The stock suspension leaves a lot to be desired but is easily fixed with the right parts!

Matt