So my drums are screwed and I figured I'd do the conversion while I'm in there fixing the old.

So my question is has anyone done this and is anyone keen to give me

a hand to do it. It's my daily so I'd be keen to do it asap. Also if anyone is near a wreckers who has seen the required parts and is keen to grab them and post them that would be great.

So my drums are screwed and I figured I'd do the conversion while I'm in there fixing the old.

So my question is has anyone done this and is anyone keen to give me

a hand to do it. It's my daily so I'd be keen to do it asap. Also if anyone is near a wreckers who has seen the required parts and is keen to grab them and post them that would be great.

 

Hey mate, Have done this, Get the rear brake setup off of a vn commodore, They are a bolt on, I had to do something with the handbrake cable but can't remember.

I have done this swap a few times and it is quite easy, however i would recommend

changing the axles over complete with the disc setup as there are steel spacers

behind the backing plates which are for bearing preload and affect end float

from memory. The vl and vn rear discs and calipers are the same so you can

use either but the axles are differnt

 

hope this helps a little

Cheers Justin

Cheers guys, thanks for the quick replies. I'll look into it. If there is anyone in northern Sydney who wants to give

me a hand that would be great

I remembered about the hand brake cable, I had to use the vn one, The problem I had was the 1st cable I got was stuffed and as above I'm pretty sure the guy I worked with changed the axles.

Yep you need to use the disc axles. Using the drum axles will ruin the wheel bearings. Did this conversion on my VL few years ago. Fairly easy to do.

I have done this swap a few times and it is quite easy, however i would recommend

changing the axles over complete with the disc setup as there are steel spacers

behind the backing plates which are for bearing preload and affect end float

from memory. The vl and vn rear discs and calipers are the same so you can

use either but the axles are differnt

 

hope this helps a little

Cheers Justin

 

hmm... shortened diff so I'm going to have to get my axles shortened too. There is no alternative to shortening axles or screwing bearings?

Sorry for stupid question, but what does "VL" and "VN" means?

Edited October 26, 200917 yr by tambovski

Model of Holden commodore the diff was taken from