Brake upgrade

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  1. owlshado7

    owlshado7 New Member

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    Does aynbody know if I can put the front disk brakes from my '77 4-door parts car on the front of my '70 Mav?
     
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    owlshado7 New Member

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    Sorry-- "anybody." And I mean, is it a direct swap, or will I have problems with the steering and suspension?
     
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    Mavaholic Growing older but not up!

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    The very early Mavericks had a different A arm but I cant remember if it was the top, bottom, or both. Either way you could use the A arms off the 77 and everything will bolt up if there is a difference.
     
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    dennis- i hear the tern "early" a lot. any idea where in the production numbers "early" stops? as you may know, i also have a 70 and am (after this snow melts) going to do the brake swap from my 75 parts car. or does "early" end when they went to key on the column? thanks.
     
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    I'm not the expert but I believe the the change was with the keyed column lock.
     

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