50's mopar brake upgrade question

I would like to upgrade my brakes this summer to self energizing drums all around. ( no need for disc ). I know mopars had tapered rear axles for a while into the 60's. Are these the same diameter as mine? ( 53 coronet) Any ideas for the front? The car is my daily and if I don't have too, I'd rather not pull it all apart 100 times.Just looking for a little better braking....

Thanks..

 

AAJ I think might be able to help you, I also have the name of a guy doing the same thing .I forgot the name but heres the phone # 303-688-6882
he out of the Denver Area.
Hope this helps !!

 

With the tapered axle rear it's easier and a better use of your time to swap the whole thing out. You can buy a rearend at one of the you-pull yards complete drum to drum for less than the special puller for the stock rear drums costs. Up front I'd just look for a disc kit, '63 is about the oldest (possibly '62 Plymouth/Dodge?) that doesn't have the goofy dual-cylinder brake deal on it.

 

Thanks so far -
Yes, a new reared would be nice. Am ebody is a bolt in, so I'm told. However, ebodies aren't lying around very often. With any other reared I would need to widen my quarters a little; possible but not quite what I'm looking for. An online connection used a d150 rear and a porta-power to spread the quarters. Doable, but not before I do some serious rust repair. Also I would need to cut my driveshaft and add an open end on the rear. 60's mopars started with a ball and trunion up front and a regular u- joint out back, but I'm not sure of the years.
AAJ are great folks, I'll call them again, but I believe they only make disc conversion brackets.
Probably no easy answer here.. Just wishing something easy like " '64 polara hubs are the same... " etc.

 

62 to 65 hubs are defintely not the same. They come from a torsion bar front end and there are enough differences to make that swap a no go
I'd think you would be better to look at the 11" drums off a big Chrysler say up to 1956. They are bigger than your 10' jobs and wider too.

 

I believe I've used improper terminology here. I meant to say " self adjusting drums " as opposed to "self energizing"

 

Jeep cherokee, ford ranger, exploder, mopar B body, for rear end doners, Same wheel lug pattern, only need to move the spring perches.

Check www.rustyhope.com for an easy and inexpensive front disc swap. Charlie is a member here. that upgrade makes sense from a future mantenence ease, parts are common everywhere. Next time the brakes on my 46 need work I will go to discs withhis kit, they work very well with the stock MC and no power boost necessary.

Where in Upstate NY do you ply your culinary skills?

 

Plym 46 - thanks

Just moved from the Albany area to New Orleans.

The Dodge will be my daily down here and I can see already I'm going to want to STOP when I hit the brakes. I live on a boat and don't have a garage down here, so I was looking for an easier swap but I may just have to bite the bullet.

 

New perches are a Mopar part for like $12 pair from Speedway. I was going to suggest Dodge Dakota for a rearend donor, too, if you can find a 5-lugger, maybe they're too wide.

 

Good luck in Nawlins. Lotsa boats down there. Send you a PM about an Idea I had.

 

I used a 9''in my 49 Plymouth Suburban out of a Edsel wagon fit perfect just used the bottom plates for shock mounts the spring perches matched up perfect. I know these rears are hard to find but it is a direct bolt in good luck hope this helps.