Help with options on Disc Brakes on the Prefect

I will be the first to admit that when it comes to front ends i come up pretty short in the knowledge department.

I really want to keep a majority of the original front end that was used when it was a drag car in the 60's etc on it however i want Disc brakes on it.

Its not really about the cash problem for a set of brakes but what really are my options to keep the factory axle and maybe go with a different spindle with a hub for 5 bolt wheel instead of the spindle mount wheel.

I want a good set of disc brakes on the front.

Is there anyone on this board that would sell a kit that i need i would love to put some cash in a fellow H.A.M.B ers pocket

Heres a picture of the drivers side front.

 

i have no disc brake idea but may you can find something here
www.martsrods.com
Another good thing is that old veedub wide 5 drumms are nearly a bolt on swap , same bearingsin the drumm ,requires no hub, and only minor backinplate (bolt circle) changes are required to make them fit ,so if they work a vw wide 5 (may others too) disccbrake kit will also be a easy swap

 

Im pretty sure SpeedWay has something for it and thats probably the route im going to have to go

 

There is more interchangeability with solid axel king pins and spindels than most people realize. Locate a machinist friend and compare to 1940 ford spindles. and kingpins. If ford units will work you are home free. Good luck!

 

As per on Mart's site there are a few options using parts from UK cars from the 60's and 70's but availability over there will be your limiting factor.

Basically if you can get hold of a pair of 60's Ford Anglia 105E hubs then there's a whole range of Ford discs you can use on the hub. You use the standard 103E/E93A/Pop/Prefect/Anglia wheel bearings with a small spacer, I think it's 4mm (.16") on the inner bearing. Then just pick a caliper of your choice and make up a bracket. Common setups are Sierra discs and calipers, Mk1/2/3 Fiesta and Mk2 Cortina.

You'll end up with a standard small Ford 4x4" stud pattern though, not the wide 5 that was only on this car. Your choice of standard 15" steel wheels are only Austin Devon I think, but you might be able to knock a centre out of another wheel and make something up. There are literally hundreds of aftermarket wheels in that stud pattern though. I have no idea if any American Fords used that pattern but all UK Fords have it from about 1961 onward.

If you need kingpins and bushes then you can get a set from www.smallfordspares.co.uk

 

Wilwood and Aerospace both make them to bolt on to your Anglia/Prefect spindles. Do you want to sell those extra doors?