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Installation
of Granada front disc brakes on early Mustangs has become a very popular way to convert
drum brake Mustangs to disc. But, as with most swaps, it is not a slam dunk as most
people have been told. If you are considering this swap, be aware of these minor
problems you will have to deal with.
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1)
1968 to 1973 Mustang, Torino, and other
Ford front disc brake setups will also work.
Almost everything below
will apply to many other Ford setups. Don't count them out when trying to add disc brakes!
Granada Front Disc Brake
Conversion Calipers
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Get your conversion off to a
sure footed start by installing freshly rebuilt calipers. Our calipers include new
pads so there's nothing else to buy!
NOTE: A
core charge of $40 per caliper will be added to your final invoice. This charge is
fully refundable upon return of rebuildable cores.
Please call us at 800-999-4289 with
any questions regarding core charges |
LH Granada Front Caliper Part
#04114
RH Granada Front Caliper
Part# 04113
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| 2)
Lincoln Versailles
spindles are not a direct bolt on like the Granada and Monarch units.
Although all of the other parts such as rotors and calipers are the same, the Versailles
spindles have a larger hole for the lower control arm ball joint. This hole either has to
be filled and then re-drilled to the correct size and correct tapper for the smaller
diameter ball joint or you have to adapt the Versailles lower ball joint to the Mustang
lower control arm. Both of these options are doable, but can cost a lot more money than
just using Granada or Monarch spindles to begin with.
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| 3) The
outer tie rod ends will need to
be changed.
Mustang outer tie rod ends are the wrong diameter
and you will need to change them to make the swap.
Granada Conversion Tie Rod
Ends |
Part #04236
Fits the LH, or driver's side for
power steering applications
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Part #02715
Fits the RH, or passenger's side for
power steering applications.
Fits LH and RH side for manual steering applications |
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| 4)
Style Steel Wheels and
some other factory and
aftermarket wheels will not fit on the front rotor.
The diameter of the snout on the front rotor is too large to fit up into the factory and
reproduction Style Steel Wheels. This problem also effects many stock factory steel wheels
and aftermarket wheels with small center holes. The result is that you have to take the
rotors to a machine shop and have the snout turned down to fit the wheels. Before doing
the installation, check your wheels on the rotor! (This does not apply to 1968 to 1973
Mustang, Torino, and many other Fords setups! The snouts on these rotors work just fine
with stock wheels. However, these rotors are more expensive!)
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5)
Brake lines have to
be adapted
for 1965 to 1967 Mustangs.
The caliper sits on the back of the spindle instead of on the front like the factory set
up. This means that the brake hose is pointed towards the front of the car instead of the
rear. But this is a simple matter to take care of. The brake line has a large mount on the
end opposite the caliper. Loop the brake line around the sway bar end link and attach it
to the frame right under the upper control arm. Then, using a 8" to 12" section
of hard line, use an adapter line to go from the factory hard line to the brake hose.
Connect the two hard lines with a double female adapter.
Mustangs Plus Hard Line
Adapter Kit
This great kit will save you time and frustation when
doing your Granada conversion. Includes two pre-bent lines, flare nuts and adapters
and is ready to install. You'll thank yourself many times for installing this
kit. Sold per set.
Hard Line Adapter Kit Part
#05126
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