Does anybody sell caliper brackets for Eldorado rear discs? This seems like a really good setup to me because of the option of having the e-brake back there. And yes, I did search... the Monte Carlo brakes come up a lot, but that wouldn't be my first choice.
i got the tsm rear disc brake kit a few years ago and i just read the instructions and it says to use either 78-83 monte carlo front calipers or 79-85 eldorado rear calipers does this help
Jake
i have the 82 caddy eldorado calipers on my 76 FJ40 rear disc conversion and they work pretty good, but are a PITA to get adjusted just right and i would not really trust just it on a steep incline to hold my cruiser. if your factory parking brake works i would use it, i have thought about going back to it for a while and may do so in the future. now if you have to use them downey makes a cable kit for the conversion that is adjustable. oh and woody is right the brackets are the same for either set of calipers. and i did go the 4wheel disc master that JTO sells its from a 92 4 runner and theres no need for the proportioning valve with that set up .
Thats great news about the brackets, looks like I can pick them up at a few places. I have the man-a-fre front disc conversion and an early 4-runner master/booster setup, so really all I was waiting for was my rear drums to start leaking (and they are now). My stock parking brake works decently, but the xfer case has a small leak so there is always a little bit of gear oil on the drum. I may put in a split case with my NV4500 whenever I have time for that install, so I want the eldorado e-brakes just in case
Anyways, you guys are great. This forum has probably saved me over $3,000 easily in shop labor expenses.
if your stock e-brake works but you have a small leak you could just do a speedi-sleeve to it and replace the seal at the same time. napa sells both, the speedi-sleeve is around 30.00 bucks and the seal is i think around 10.00 you can find both on napas web site. just a thought, might save some expence until you do the nv4500 install. good luck!
if your stock e-brake works but you have a small leak you could just do a speedi-sleeve to it and replace the seal at the same time. napa sells both, the speedi-sleeve is around 30.00 bucks and the seal is i think around 10.00 you can find both on napas web site. just a thought, might save some expence until you do the nv4500 install. good luck!
On these El Dorado caliper installs, do you have to attach parking cables to them?
Just wondering if these guys need the cables to adjust properly (self adjustment).
On these El Dorado caliper installs, do you have to attach parking cables to them?
Just wondering if these guys need the cables to adjust properly (self adjustment).
yes you need a parking brake cables atatched to them for the e-brake to work other wise they are just plain brake calipers. i used the cables out of the caddy i got for free from brother in law. you take the cable and cut to proper length and atatch to your factory cable with cable clamps, its hard to get it just right, you have to slightly engage the levers on the calipers while you tighten the 3 cable clamps, it helps to have freinds. the kit that downey sells is a little better then what i did, its a little more ajustable but still ataches with cable clamps. hope that helps explain a little better.
