The reason that sometimes disc brakes from a larger American car aren't ok is weight and rotating mass. Those brakes are designed for a 3-4,000 pound car and weigh probably twice as much as an aftermarket set like Wilwoods. Not so critical on the original car but on a rod that weighs a lot less and probably has a beam type axle setup heavier brakes can cause some ill handling issues.......like deathwobble.

We were told by Mickey from Total Performance that we were not going to like the GTO disc brakes we installed on my Kids T bucket, but we had them and they were chromed () so we used them. He was right, the car handled very badly and after switching to Wilwoods it was so much better.

Stock brakes aren't very pretty either IMO, especially in a fenderless car.


Don