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Early Ford Truck Disc Brakes on Packard
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John
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My search failed to find the article here, but I recall reading somewhere about being able to use early Ford truck spindles and disc brake assemblies on a Packard, with a minimum of machining. Obviously, the master cylinder and booster would have to be changed out as well. Has anyone done or researched this? If so, what was/is the consensus?
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Posted on: 2011/5/18 11:41
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Craig, isnt that what Paul has on his Executive?

Posted on: 2011/5/18 11:42
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Re: Early Ford Truck Disc Brakes on Packard
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Craig, isnt that what Paul has on his Executive?


Yes. Here are some pix:

1956packardpanther.com/PaulExec/PaulDiscBrakes.html

I believe that the Ford P/U kingpin is slightly larger than the Exec's, but that's no biggie.

Posted on: 2011/5/18 14:17
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Are the kingpin angles the same?

Posted on: 2011/6/3 21:18
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