Front Disc Brakes for a Early Corvair

In reply to volvoclearinghouse :

I'm interested in installing disc brakes on 1962 Corvair, just like you did; they look great. By any chance do you sell the brackets?

In reply to ecko6292867 :

Try looking at Scarebird

https://scarebird.com/index.php?route=product/product&path=61&product_id=238

I just took a look at Scarebird but my 13 inch won't have enough clearance , I would need to install 14 inch wheels . Unfortunately stock 14 inch wheels are hard to find. Clarks Corvair use to sell brackets for the 13 inch wheel but seems it's been on back order for the past year. 

The ones shown earlier in the thread isn't suitable for 13" wheels either.  You'd have to find another solution.

IIRC that's the same size wheel pattern early 4-lug Mustangs used.  May be able to find something in there for a rotor and caliper, then make a bracket

Sounds like my best bet is to try to find 14 inch wheels . Thanks for all your help, I really appreciate your input. 

By any chance you have template of the bracket you made? 

In reply to volvoclearinghouse :

As I remember, we used parts from an early Chevy S10.

ecko6292867 said:

By any chance you have template of the bracket you made? 

Im sorry, I made the template from cardboard and it got pretty beat up. Probably useless now. I didn't have any ambitions of selling these or anything. And yes, I run a 14" wheel on this car, the brakes wouldn't fit under a 13" I'm certain.

Mr_Asa said:

The ones shown earlier in the thread isn't suitable for 13" wheels either.  You'd have to find another solution.

IIRC that's the same size wheel pattern early 4-lug Mustangs used.  May be able to find something in there for a rotor and caliper, then make a bracket

Also same wheel pattern as MGB, but MGB had 14 inch wheels standard so not sure if their front brakes would fit under corvair 13 inch wheels. 

Also Triumph TR2,3,4, & 6, I don't know about TR7s. Nissan used that bolt pattern but I only know about Zs which were all 14 or 15s.

I believe 1rst gen rx-7 used that bolt pattern, too, though again, those might be too large to fit under a 13" wheel.

purplepeopleeater said:

Also Triumph TR2,3,4, & 6, I don't know about TR7s. Nissan used that bolt pattern but I only know about Zs which were all 14 or 15s.

 

Datsun (Nissan) 510s were 13 inch rims and also have the same 4x4.5 inch bolt pattern as Corvair.