Re: 1977 Hornet disk brakes... to slide or not?? Caliper types......was disk swap onto 72 Gremlin

These might just be 1976 brakes.  AMC made mid-year changes like everyone 
else.  It's certainly possible that the first few cars off the line had the 
older brakes.  It's also possible that the guy that pulled them had the year 
wrong.  It might not have been a 77 car at all.

Todd Tomason

On Monday 24 January 2005 02:49,  wrote:
> Ok..this pertains to the front disk swap on my 72
> Gremlin. I bought some 1977 Hornet disk assy's that
> were to have been from  a wagon(already removed
> several years ago). They are the slider type calipers
> like the 70's Fords. NOW..when i looked em up  to
> locate new parts on the Raybestos website it got KINDA
> WEIRD. It says..77 is Bendix(of course)...BUT it shows
> 1976-back as being the sliding bendix caliper...it
> does "NOT" mention sliding calipers in 1977...just
> says Bendix?? ANY idea whats the deal? The ###'s are
> different on hoses,calipers,rotors..all!! Did AMC use
> up old stock into 1977 and not put the info out?  I
> know FORD did this type of substitution/changeover in
> mid year thing ALOT ..i worked at a FORD dealership
> for 15 years...sometimes it depended on the "DAY" of
> manufacture to get the correct thing on some parts!!
> HELP?? Any info appreciated.Thanks alot,Joe
>
>
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