'78-85 Rear Eldo calipers..

[Hammer Head]

Ok, anybody have a diagram w/ specs of the custom bracket needed to run '78-85 Eldorado calipers on a 10 bolt rear? I know for 5x4.75 pattern you'd need to use the 2nd & 3rd gen F body rotors & if it's the 5x5 pattern to use '78 Eldo rotors.

[Hammer Head]

.. maybe it would be easier to just find a B body w/ rear discs instead of trying to use the W body stuff, huh?

[firefighter]

W body as in FWD Impala? If so you know it is like a 10.5" solid rear rotor. Right?

[Hammer Head]

Yes I do.. but the brakes work. I'm talking more about the late-70s to mid-80s W bodies like the Eldo, Riv, Seville. I know I could grab some B body stuff from the 94-up, until it became a FWD piece of crap, B body Impala SS (RWD still). I think even the Caddies & Roadmasters still run rear disc & run on a 5x5 pattern, right?

[Mikz86TA]

Whats this for and why you need 5x5

[Hammer Head]

Whenever I do get an Astro/Safari cargo van I'd like to throw on some rear disc. I remember havin the hydroboost in the one I had & it stopped pretty well but I'd like a little more out of it.. if the one I find doesn't have HB I'll problably swap that in as well. I want something else to dick around w/ & drive in the snow. I don't want another year of driving this S10 in the snow because the truck just doesn't like it.

[firefighter]

Got ya. You looking for one of the AWD Astros? those lowered and huffed are cool.

[Mikz86TA]

Teah AWD might have RWD

[Hammer Head]

Nope.. don't want AWD. I've got everything sitting here to swap a V8 into a 2wd. AWD uses differents mounts & I'd need a special oil pan.. just like when a V8 gets swapped into a 4x4 blazer/s10.

[Hammer Head]

I think w/ 2" drop spindles & a 3" rear flip kit it should sit pretty nice.. but I really want an early cargo version. I'll wait until I find the right one. I'd also like to put the later model front clip on.