Disc brake upgrade 14" wheels

lilcuda · May 12, 2020

I'm looking at a Dr Diff 10.95" disc brake kit for my 67 Belvedere II. I want to keep the original 14" wheels if possible. Does anyone know if that kit will fit with the stock drum brake 14" wheels? Dr Diff isn't sure. See attached pic of which wheels I have.

R413 · May 12, 2020

Why are those labeled as drum brake wheels? They have disc brakes in 1967 and all the wheel styles were the same. Just 5” wide or 5.5” wide.

here is a photo of the backside of that same wheel.

Weather it fits over “this or that” disc brake is unknown.

POMONAMISSEL · May 12, 2020

i just purchase the viper caliper kit from cass at dr.diff and they use the 69 through 72 b and e rotors , those cars came with either 14's or 15's . just got the rotor hub combos today , i've got b and e disc packages i'll lay them up to either other and see whats what . could even post pics . as you can see the viper caliper kit uses the 11.75 dia rotor/hub , and the original disc setup for 14'' rims was an 11'' rotor/hub setup . i've seem a 15'' rim on 11.75 rotors but not 14'' rims , its a caliper placement issue along with rotor size , did an ssbc kit on a duster , and the mags fit in 14'' but the steel spare won't go over the calipers . so beware . cass is a great guy to deal with , i want more of his stuff for my projects .

POMONAMISSEL · May 12, 2020

oh ya those disc brakes are 66 through 72 b bodies k/h's .

Billccm · May 12, 2020

I have stock 14 magnum wheels and the Dr Diff disc brakes fit good. They also work very good.

66 Sat · May 12, 2020

There are a few kits to convert drum to disc that fit over the 14" wheels. I know PST do one. Maybe check theirs out to see what size rotors they use as a comparison. I have that kit but not sure of the rotor diameter sorry.

lilcuda · May 12, 2020

R413 said:
Why are those labeled as drum brake wheels? They have disc brakes in 1967 and all the wheel styles were the same. Just 5” wide or 5.5” wide.

here is a photo of the backside of that same wheel.

Weather it fits over “this or that” disc brake is unknown.

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Doctor Diff refers to a disc brake spec wheel in his description, so I assumed that since my car came with drum brakes, that there is a drum vs. disc wheel. Thanks for the info & the pics, but I really am looking for info as to whether or not they will fit over discs or not. I don't want to buy new tires for these wheels and find out that I have to replace them down the road when I swap to discs.

hitparader · May 13, 2020

http://therammaninc.com/products/14-inch-Wheels-11-inch-Rotors-Factory-311

lilcuda · May 13, 2020

hitparader said:
http://therammaninc.com/products/14-inch-Wheels-11-inch-Rotors-Factory-311

Thanks. I will check them out.

Disc brake upgrade 14" wheels

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