Front brakes 65 -70 Chevrolet full size

[Paul Wong]

Is there a swap to use a spindle off a car that can be used to get a decent front brake set up for a 1965 Chevrolet Biscayne? It appears there is no good aftermarket brakes for the car.

thanks in advance for the help

[Tom Goldman]

Paul, Wilwood does make several disc kits for the Impala, although they are all vented rotor style . I put a set of their Dynalite Pro 11" brakes on a friends '67 Biscayne . .total bolt on .
The only down side for racing is the slightly heavier rotor which is .13/16" wide instead of 3/8" might be a good thing on a 3800 pound car having the vented rotors

[5389stk]

Paul I bought a bolt on lightweight front brake kit from aerospace 10 years ago for my 67 . If I remember correctly it was the same as an early sixties corvette . it fit the drum brake front spindles perfectly.

[Super Eh]

Hi Paul. I swapped in a complete ‘70 Impala front disc brake setup with the single piston calliper on my ‘65 Impala for everyday street driving years ago. It’s a direct bolt in. It made a huge difference in braking control over the darty drum brakes.

If you are looking for a light weight race set up, Mark Williams should be able to help you. The spindles are essentially the same as a C 2 and C 3 Corvette. ‘68 and earlier use the smaller drum brake bearings, so you can use your ‘65 spindles. They don’t list the early, small bearing Corvette brakes in their catalog but they have everything to make up a kit. The Corvette parts will physically fit, but confirm with them that their brakes will work for the weight and application you have planned. The MW kit may also require machining the anchor bolt boss. They can do that for you.