View Full Version : rear drum brake to disc brake convesion kit
Yofavcracka
04-29-2006, 02:10 AM
just wondering if anyone knows of one and where i could buy it....my drum brakes are just depressing. Its like being really buff and then having a small...personality. Really cool car...drum brakes. any help is appreciated
Rikenbomb
04-29-2006, 03:13 AM
Check the Wheels tires and Brakes FAQ. You'll need parts from a junked Cougar with rear disc brakes.
bensenvill
04-29-2006, 12:13 PM
that is correct... if you want to buy the parts new, its something like 870 bucks and that doesnt include rotors or pads.
I hate my drums too, but not 870 bucks hate them.
but I finially managed to get some junked parts on cheap, so soon I'll have mine swapped.
jaa55
04-29-2006, 07:30 PM
my local junkyard has a set that ill prob own for like 50 bucks rotors and all :biggrin: if the contours are the same they have a crap load of those?
foxslayer
05-02-2006, 04:48 AM
Contours should be the same, just double check your brake hoses on the rear if you use the ones from a contour. The end that connects the the hard line might be different than yours. I stress MIGHT. Depending on when your cougar was built in the 99MY.
nightcat
05-02-2006, 11:48 PM
yep mak esure u check especially if u get the metal braided lines, i just did my this week and i had to get a whole bunch of connectors just to get everything connected
dyed4ordblue
05-06-2006, 01:34 AM
Also if you want to keep your ABS (if you have it) you have to find a junker with ABS!!
bensenvill
05-11-2006, 02:05 AM
welll I am almost done with my swap [cant remove the frickin brake line.... but the knuckels and rotors and stuff are mounted].
I used all contour parts for my swap so you shouldnt have a problem [but I dont know about the brake lines yet].
hey, did anyone else have problems removing their heat shield to get to the ebrake cables... I cant frickin get one of those nuts off for the life of me.