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BillPappy wrote:.....There was something not right about them..Might have been to tall. HEH I just can't remember..
283vega wrote:So what your saying is the spindle is ok but you need to use the A body sreering arm?
Ishiftem wrote:The Mustang II are shorter. The Impala and other full size cars had different spindles than the Camaro and Nova. There are cheap ways to put big brakes on S-10/G- body spindles. Here is a link http://v8s10.org/forum/viewtopic.php?f=18&t=17842 . This probably the cheapest and easiest way to put 12" brakes on your H-body. If you don't want to make brackets, I believe there are a few people who sell them.
6474SMK-S 1967-69 Camaro & 1968-74 Nova, stock spindle
$189.00
6474WBP-S 1968-74 Nova/1967-69 Camaro, kit
$399.00
I am certainly not rich but I am an engineer. I am a mechanic as a hobby. The brakes on the Vega are a combination '69 Camaro, actually from a '74 Nova, on the front and '80 Cadillac Eldorado rears. I chose these to get a 70/30 brake distribution without a pressure regulator.
The front calipers have been used on many GM cars from 1968 to 1998. There are some minor differences over the years such as metric fittings on newer ones. I used the entire spindle from the Nova and modified the control arms to use the larger ball joints. These spindles were used on '64-'72 Chevelle, etc, '67-69 Camaro, etc, and '68-74 Nova, etc. These spindles are taller then the Vega spindle and increase the camber gain. Begining in 1969, single piston sliding calipers were used. I also increased the caster angle from -3/4 to +5 by moving the lower ball joint location forward and making new upper control arms. The car uses power steering from a '84 Camaro Z-28 (bolt in) and has a special spool valve.
The rear calipers, rotors and brackets were adapted to a Monza rear axle. The axle shafts were redrilled with the 5 on 4 3/4 bolt pattern. The parking brake levers would interfere with the inner wheel well so I spaced the calipers and rotors out 1.4 inches each side. This worked well since the front end is wider than with the Vega spindles. I understand that 2wd S-10 axles from '82 or 83 are direct replacements for the Monza axle (7.5 ring gear) to provide the 5 bolt pattern without redrilling. My cars are '76s so they all use the torque arm and panhard rod rear suspension. This is as good as it gets for a live axle.
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