Questions for the Ford guys...

I have a customer that wants me to put power disk brakes on a '64 Ford Fairlane. I've used later disks on '50's big cars and '60's trucks. Is there a easy fix for the Fairlane. I figured sombody here had done the swap. He wants power steering also if you have any advise. Thanks in advance.

Later,
Kevin
Ooltewah Speed Shop
www.kevkographics.com

 

I think you can just do the Galaxie swap. I will double check and get back to you. I believe the 64 galaxie will be a direct swap. I thought I recalled reading something to that affect for the later year fairlanes when searching a viable ps option for my wifes 57 fairlane.

 

There are two sites that will help you out:

Woody's Fairlane site
Fairlane Club of America

Plenty of information about using Granada or Mustang parts for the swap.

Boltwagon
64 Fairlane 500 Wagon

 

yup..scratch the galaxie...I knew it started with a g...

Here is the info for the Granada swap.

http://www.woodyg.com/fairlane/finfo/drumtodisc.html

 

used granada parts on wifes meteor

 

I have a 63 Fairlane Wagon used Granada spindles rotors calipers complete
Tie rod ends from 72 Galaxie
You could probably just pull complete steering from a Granada though
I did not as my car already had P/S so all I needed to do was addapt my steering linkage
Was not hard Found
Mustang Maveric Granada fairlane all same Mid size
Good luck
Thanks
Ray

 

granada will fit most cars with a little work on the bottom ball joint.

 

I don't know as far as the brakes go, but, I know the power steering in these cars is just a hyd. assist. It has a cylinder that helps leverage the center link. It has a LOT of oversteer, and poor road feel. I used to get a manual center link, and delete the power steering ram, and system, because it felt better, especially for racing, without it. The box, as I recall, is the same, I don't remember switching that, as it is stand alone, but, I know the center link will have an ass-load of play, if you don't use the hyd. ram.
Maybe a whole other pwr. str. system, perhaps a rack??

 

Check out this website:www.fordfalcon2000.com/index.html you will find step by step instructions and pics too.Click on Restorations,click on the various boxes for the info.

 

ream it out with a 7* reamer

good donor cars are Grenada, Versailles and monarch

 

try these guys http://www.abspowerbrake.com/catalog.html have most every thing for brakes and steering
I have granada brakes on my 1960 ford but they are getting hard to find.

 

I just did a disc brake swap on my 64 galaxie, i used 77 tbird spindles, they bolt on nice, you dont need to grind any of the spindle for the tie rods ends. im not sure if they will work on a Fairlane though