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1. Disc brake conversions on '79 Midget? (score: 1): Author: Dan <smoothefeet@yahoo.com>; Date: Tue, 16 Nov 1999 15:35:07 -0800 (PST); Has anyone ever attempted to convert the drum brakes of midgets to discs? If so, can anyone please direct me on how to do so? Thanks Dan '47 Military Jeep '65 VW Bug '67 VW Bug '69 VW Bug '74 Ford E1; /html/mgs/1999-11/msg00765.html (6,851 bytes)
2. Re: Disc brake conversions on '79 Midget? (score: 1): Author: "William M. Gilroy" <wmgilroy@lucent.com>; Date: Tue, 16 Nov 1999 20:46:41 -0500; I was wondering if this is the best thing to do. I think that it would be better to increase the effectiveness of the front brakes as opposed to the rear brakes. Once the fronts are working better (b; /html/mgs/1999-11/msg00771.html (7,400 bytes)
3. Re: Disc brake conversions on '79 Midget? (score: 1): Author: Max Heim <mvheim@studiolimage.com>; Date: Tue, 16 Nov 1999 20:02:32 -0800; I kind of have to concur with Bill. Given the light weight and modest tire size of the Midget, rear disc brakes hardly seem like a cost-effective or even moderately useful modification, except for an; /html/mgs/1999-11/msg00778.html (8,288 bytes)
4. Re: Disc brake conversions on '79 Midget? (score: 1): Author: "Mike Gigante" <mikeg@vicnet.net.au>; Date: Wed, 17 Nov 1999 20:45:11 +1100; The very earliest Midgets would have had drum brakes (for a year or 2). yes, you can just swap the disk brake kingpin, uprights, hubs, rotors and callipers *as well as* the master cylinder from later; /html/mgs/1999-11/msg00780.html (9,336 bytes)

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