Stainless Steel Brakes continues its dedication to providing true bolt-in brake upgrade kits that are second to none in fit, finish, and performance. We're impressed with the products, and when this project gets back on the road, we're sure we'll be impressed with the performance as well.
C-body fans stay tuned: We'll continue upgrading our land yacht in future issues and will keep you informed of how our upgrades, including this rear brake conversion, help the performance of our car. We couldn't test our rear disc brakes yet since the front suspension and brakes are apart for refurbishing.
The brake shoes and hardware must be removed so the parking brake cable can be disconnected from the old rear brakes. They make a tool to remove the spring retainers, but we've always had better luck using an old-fashioned pair of Channel locks. | 
Before removing the drum brake backing plates, we removed the parking brake cable by squeezing the tabs on the retaining clip and sliding the cable through the hole in the backing plate. The Stainless Steel Brake kit utilizes the factory parking brake cables to actuate the parking brake that's built into its caliper. |
With axles, brake shoes, and hardware removed and the parking brake cable disconnected, the backing plate was removed from the differential housing. We were ready to clean the area and begin installing our disc brakes. Don't throw away the 11-inch drums though, they can be used to upgrade the brakes on another car equipped with 9- or 10-inch drums. | 
The first step of our installation was to replace the axle end tube studs with the new milled-head bolts provided with the kit... |
...These longer fasteners allow us to mount the brackets, which attach the caliper to the rearend housing. | 
...These longer fasteners allow us to mount the brackets, which attach the caliper to the rearend housing. |
The axle studs must be changed due to the extra space taken up by the rotor that is sandwiched between the wheel and the axle flange. A press can be used for this operation or simply place an old lug nut on the threads and hammer them out like we did. | |