for disk brake conversion do you have to go hr?

matches · Post by **matches** » Wed Jun 11, 2008 3:24 pm

as the topic says i want to know if i have to go with a hr front end conversion? don't any companys do a disk brake conversion for king pin type suspension? is there a reason why? wanting to find out before i have to go pulling the whole front off a car for something i may not have had to do.

Post by **Blacky** » Thu Jun 12, 2008 8:31 am

It is possible to fit discs to a kingpin front end - Torana I think - but it is a LOT of buggerising around.
PM Burnsy , he did the swap a couple of years ago and posted a thread about it either here or on the FE/C website.

FB MAD · Post by **FB MAD** » Thu Jun 12, 2008 9:16 am

I've got adapter brackets to mount torana discs /calipers to kingpin front end that I bought 2nd hand a few years back.Haven't had a go at seeing about fitting them ( sorry, not for sale

) but may be able( given enough time ) to get an engineering shop to copy them for you if you want ( at cost... I'm not into profiteering).

Can't give you any more info on them other than I was told they were torana brakes to kingpin conversion brackets.

There is,or was, a bloke called Adrian Selenmeyer ( or something like that ) advertising brake conversions in Restored cars mag/Custom vans and trucks mag/Early Street machine mags that may be able to help.

Again, given enough time,I might be able to find his contact number if he still does them.

matches · Post by **matches** » Thu Jun 12, 2008 2:57 pm

thanks if you could find out which model torana and a phone number for him that would be great. would changing that mean my stud pattern and/or offset would change? you guys and girls are great. i'd be totally lost and probably give up on the idea of an ek if it weren't for the people on this forum.

FB MAD · Post by **FB MAD** » Thu Jun 12, 2008 7:35 pm

Haven't done the Torana disc to kingpin front conversion so can't say much about it.

Stud pattern in torana's are the same as early holden so that's the same.I'd take a guess that the wheel track would change.

In the meantime while I try and find that phone number in my old mags, have a look on this site and give them a call as would be able to give you better answers than I can.

www.hopperstopper.com

FB MAD · Post by **FB MAD** » Thu Jun 12, 2008 7:40 pm

Aw sheet.....

If you don't have a problem with grasshoppers

then go to this site instead.

www.hoppers.com.au

I knew the website name had something to do with hopping and stopping

matches · Post by **matches** » Thu Jun 12, 2008 9:38 pm

blacky, thanks heaps, PMed burnsy and he got a bit of a shock that anyone even remembered him doing one. a lot of help but.. all his info on the problems have cleared alot of stuff up for me. i think i'll still go with it just got to get organised. thanks again.

matches · Post by **matches** » Thu Jun 12, 2008 9:40 pm

fb mad, cool, i'll have a look at them and ring them tommorow. i'll post what i find out in case anyone else is interested.

minifb · Post by **minifb** » Thu Jun 12, 2008 10:04 pm

FB MAD wrote:Aw sheet.....

If you don't have a problem with grasshoppers then go to this site instead.

www.hoppers.com.au

I knew the website name had something to do with hopping and stopping

Here is one of 4 oops i mean 3 now hr front ends(just sold a v8 front end with a car). This one came from Hoppers..Im going to put these on my van............

Cheers Mark

paroharo · Post by **paroharo** » Thu Jun 12, 2008 10:11 pm

hey mark,
what stub axles are you running?
did you have to get the discs made to suit the axles?
what size discs are they - is that a standard VT setup - 297mm & two piston caliper?

minifb · Post by **minifb** » Fri Jun 13, 2008 7:11 am

Hi Disc's are au &*#@ 28mm/300mm HQstud pattern Hr stub axle's twin spot calipers.......Cheers Mark

matches · Post by **matches** » Fri Jun 13, 2008 8:10 am

minifbvan, hi, the pics of that front end look great. when you get one is it ready to be installed or do you still have to weld on the ek front brace thingy? my welding skills look more like bird crap rather than something i'd hold structural parts of my car together with. thanks again you guys are great.

minifb · Post by **minifb** » Fri Jun 13, 2008 8:29 am

Yeah you have to replace the tounge....But there are heaps that have already been done......Cheers Mark

ek_mad · Post by **ek_mad** » Fri Jun 13, 2008 8:09 pm

Lukeand kim where bouts are you in port?I got a mate that lives up that way was planning on going up to see him..If you bought 1 and wanted the welding done i think i could swing past your house and weld it if your not in any hurry.

Stuart Bowyer · Post by **Stuart Bowyer** » Fri Jun 13, 2008 9:31 pm

Castlemaine Rod Shop produce a conversion kit to allow fitting LX torana disc brakes to early holden king pin front ends . Costs about $250.00 You need to come up with the torana callipers , discs and depending on the final set up ,EH steering arms.