Aftermarket 17" Wheels for a 1969 Valiant
the KH discs are expensive to do anything with. calipers and rotors are anything but cheap.
But likely cheaper than a front and rear bolt pattern change. Depends on what deals you find. Find used parts, rebuild the calipers, new rotors for less than $25 apiece. At worst, it's a little more than the big bolt conversion.
wilwood for years never had dust boots on the caliper pistons, so they arent the best street option. 9" drums suck, its really not much of an argument. not to mention if you keep the small bolt pattern stuff you are stuck with the tiny balljoints.
Yeah, everyone who sees my Swinger comments on my tiny, inadequate BALL JOINTS. And it's a real pain to drive cause of those tiny ball joints. And yet, they've never failed or given me problems. Oh well, guess I'll just suffer the ridicule...
aftermarket sbp rims have a huge center register, and they dont leave a ton of meat between it and the lug holes in the rim.
Yeah, the lug nuts on my Coy's are tight. They're NOTHING compared to the bottom center nut on the exhaust manifold for my slant. Doesn't stop me from removing it, though. What's the big deal there?
it just doesnt make sense. like the old lipstick on a pig theory.
Sorry my two small-bolt "pigs" with their KH disks and tiny ball joints offend guys like you, but I LIKE the shade of Coy's lipstick.
no one is going to want to help, because it just doesnt make sense to worry about a nice set of rims, before making the car safer.
Yeah, and none of us would EVER suggest dual exhaust, headers, an open element air cleaner, or (!) a 4bbl on a "deathtrap" drum brake car. None of us have ever done that, right? Every time someone asks about upgrading their 318 2bbl with a Performer intake and a Holley, we all make sure he has disk brakes. Absolutely.
what condition are the drums in? does it still have the original flex hoses too? the brakes are the first thing that should be upgraded on these cars, its a simple factory parts upgrade its not rocket science. im running 11.75 cordoba brakes behind my 17s, it was cheap to do, cheap to maintain easy to find parts for, and stops really good. you can find a bbp rear for cheap
Really? Not in my experience. B-body rears are cheap
ER, but not cheap.
converting an abody 8 3/4 to bbp isnt the only option. dont get mad no one has your answers or wants to help, just break out the tape and figure it out on your own, and post some pics when done.
Big bolt pattern is not necessary to have disk brakes OR nice rims. A disk brake discussion is SEPARATE from a wheel backspace discussion.