[Healeys] Disc brake conversion

[Alan Seigrist]

Mitch -

No-one sells conversion "kits" for your BN4 because the common practice is
to simply swap over to a BT7 disc brake set up, which you'll need to get
some of the parts from a used car.  You can also switch to a BJ8 set up, but
I think that requires getting a new axle, but I'm not sure offhand.

The main used part you will need to source are the calipers, dust plate and
hydraulic connecting hardware that attaches to the dust plate.  For the
calipers, some suppliers sell these outright or new, but if you are trying
to save money it will be good to get a good used set and rebuild them
yourself, they are very simple.

New parts you can get easily are the discs and wire wheel hubs.  I can't
recommend offhand who has the best hubs these days but I'm sure someone else
on the list can mak a recommendation.  Generally speaking, however, is stick
with the Austin Healey specialists like David Nock (British Car Specialists
& a Moss distributor), Autofarm in Canada, or Ahead4Healeys in the UK,
because they usually have all the problem parts pre-screened out for you and
can give you information directly on what you need to do on the stuff they
sell you.

Cheers,

Alan

On Mon, Nov 1, 2010 at 6:57 AM, <caddi5 at comcast.net> wrote:

> Gentlemen,
> I would like to convert my 1959 bn4 front drum brakes to disc brakes, I
> have wire wheels...........what supplier has the most complete,best
> quality,price kit available?  if anyone has done this conversion recently
> your input would be greatly appreciated!
>
> thanks
> Mitch
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