Disk Brake on a 29?

Posted by Paul_K On 2011/6/7 14:40:01

I am a firm believer that certain modifications if done right for safety are acceptable. Living here in a very hilly area where we see long grades of 12% or more, and with the stop lights not timed for us older car drivers, and the way people drive here in general, I am considering converting our 645 to disk brake. I had a very close call in my Mustang last night and I have excellent brakes and tires. Had I been in the 29, I doubt this would even be being written. We are never going to show the Duchess at Pebble Beach anyway and the old girl is a driver but with five to seven people in a car that weighs just under five thousand pounds empty trying to stop on an 80 year old braking system is asking an awful lot of the old girl.

I would like to hear ideas from you all. Also if someone has a spare spindle for a 6th series they don't need that I can use for mock up, well that would be groovy.

Thanks in advance.