9 replies to this topic

[carfreak85]

This was discussed a while back, but I can't seem to find it. Who has done this and what was involved? I seem to remember something about grinding the trailing arm a bit, but no pics were ever produced.

[mudrat79]

I've done 2 sets onto Gen one Brats......I din't grind Anything.....???

You need Rotor, Caliper, Backing plates, and The 6-8 inches of soft line right off the caliper to do the conversion.....

Have fun......John

[carfreak85]

Cool, thanks John!

[75skunkaroo]

maybe a little write up when you're done?

-mike

[carfreak85]

I'll see what I can do!

[Subieguy]

I did this conversion on my 78 Brat. Took the brakes out of a 87 GL-10 turbo wagon. I had to do some grinding to clear the caliper mounting bolts. I also had to take some material off the backing plate in a couple of spots. I need to go back and weld in around the places I ground to reinforce the old spot welds. Just don't want it to break somewhere down the road. But the work was simple and quick. Probably did the whole conversion in about an hour or an hour and a half.

[yumabrat]

I did not think that this was possible until reading this...... do the rotors fit directly to the stock spindles...... And, where do the calipers mount.... thiis sounds like a cool mod that I would like to do.

James

[carfreak85]

The rotors DO fit on the stock spindles and the calipers mount on the backing plates.

[mtnman38]

hey , just completed putting ea82 turbo rear discks on my 84 ea81 4wd hatch. I got the rotor, calipers,and baccking plate from a 88 turbo wagon. They went in like butta no grinding no beatig just fully bolt on. I completed the whole job in under an hour and a half with clean up hardest part was hammering the backing plates bacck to where they wear supposed to be after the Jy had there way with it.

[MorganM]

WTG

Glad it was a nice and straight forward swap. They really are a sweet when you get them on and bleed eh????