Pacer Brake Upgrade

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Bob, I hate to be the bearer of bad news, but only AMC spindles will
bolt up. Check e-bay or post a message here. You mention 9" disc setup
on the car, but I'm assuming you meant 9" drum. Any year AMC will work,
but 79-83 Concord, Spirit, or Pacer discs are what you need. Those are
the easiest and cheapest to get parts for. Earlier models are notably
more expensive and hard to find -- some of the chain stores can't even
get them, only one or two suppliers still carry the parts. You can also
continue using your current master cylinder with the 2.6" piston 79-83
calipers. Just remove the residual pressure valve from the front brake
portion of the master cylinder. Most earlier calipers require a master
cylinder change due to larger bore caliper pistons. 

There are a couple alternatives, but they would be a lot more expensive
than having the stock AMC parts shipped across the country. 

>From: Boboshut@xxxxxxx
>Date: Tue, 27 Dec 2005 09:58:05 EST
>Subject: Pacer Suspension:
>To: matt@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>
>Hi: I have a 1950 willys pickup thats is in the process of a suspension
>replacement from its original drop axle to an AMC 1979 Pacer
suspension.
>Being the Pacer is close to the width wheel base as the willys and has
a
>(4) bolt mounted crossmember it makes it an relative easy swap. For
>oddball vehicle as the willy is, there are not many after market
>suspension upgrades for the C frame, so the Pacer makes it simple
canidate
>with its rack and pinion steering. My question is for disc brake
upgrades.
>The Pacer is a 9 inch disc brake setup and I know some AMC models
spindles
>will bolt up with an 11 inch disc brake upgrade. My question is: Is the
>other Spindles beside AMC that will bolt in to the A arms to give me
more
>disc brake options, as in my area i'm have NO LUCK finding and AMC
donner
>vehicle to make the upgrade. So any advice will be appreciated. Thank
you
>for your time   Bob:

Frank Swygert