The Other 68 Dart Resto Project
I finished up the front brakes today, I had the rears done weeks ago, but I started on the fronts last Monday, finished today.
I replaced the front rotors with a new set because the old rotors were below minimum thickness, I also got the RMS Braided front lines installed too. I decided that I could not just put the parts on as-is. I coated the nice clean, new calipers with Eastwoods Diamond clear, I painted the centers of the rotor hubs with Duplicolor Cast Gray to keep them from rusting. I also scrubbed the backing plates (dust shields) with a soft wire brush after soaking them overnight in degreaser. I did end up going with the good Raybestos Pro-Stop pads.
It was a bit of a pain to get them bled because the whole system was dry in front, so I flushed the whole brake system with a quart of fluid front and rear, you would be surprised how much dirt there is in old brake fluid. I finished up by cranking up the torsion bars 1 1/2 turns so I could get the jack under the k-member (talk about low!).
I inspected the front suspension and all the joins and bushing are tight and should last a while longer, a few of the boots were cracked, but everything else was good. I will eventually rebuild the front suspension with poly bushings and much bigger torsion bars (have .870 now).
I finished up the front brakes today, I had the rears done weeks ago, but I started on the fronts last Monday, finished today.
I replaced the front rotors with a new set because the old rotors were below minimum thickness, I also got the RMS Braided front lines installed too. I decided that I could not just put the parts on as-is. I coated the nice clean, new calipers with Eastwoods Diamond clear, I painted the centers of the rotor hubs with Duplicolor Cast Gray to keep them from rusting. I also scrubbed the backing plates (dust shields) with a soft wire brush after soaking them overnight in degreaser. I did end up going with the good Raybestos Pro-Stop pads.
It was a bit of a pain to get them bled because the whole system was dry in front, so I flushed the whole brake system with a quart of fluid front and rear, you would be surprised how much dirt there is in old brake fluid. I finished up by cranking up the torsion bars 1 1/2 turns so I could get the jack under the k-member (talk about low!).
I inspected the front suspension and all the joins and bushing are tight and should last a while longer, a few of the boots were cracked, but everything else was good. I will eventually rebuild the front suspension with poly bushings and much bigger torsion bars (have .870 now).
