I tried a couple different ways about getting
disc brakes on my car.
The firstway: I put on 69 Camaro spindles.
I put the Camaro spindles between My
Chevy II ball joints. I had to make a
cone shaped spacer for the lower ball joint. The
Camaro spindle hole was larger than the
Chevy II ball joint.
The car would align on the alignment machine
ok and drive down the road straight,
but always had bump steer. After going
over a bump or railroad tracks when the
front end lifted up, the wheels would
toe in
or out, and when the car settled or came
down, the tires would chirp and scuff.
The second way: I ordered some
spindles from a company that sells disc brake
kits. Paid $200 US dollars for them. I
examined them and found out they were
modified stock Chevy II spindles to accept
Camaro/Chevelle rotors and backing
plates. Much money could be save by modifying
your own Chevy II spindles. If .060
or metric equivalent were shaved off the
mounting surface where the top bolt of the
old drum backing plate went on, 69-72
Nova//Chevelle 69Camaro caliper brackets
will bolt on the Chevy II spindles. Another
hole for the bottom of the caliper bracket
may need to be drilled and tapped in the
spindle, I can't remember for sure. Then the
rotors from the 69-72 Nova//Chevelle 69Camaro
will fit just fine on the Chevy II
spindles. 62 Chevy II spindle won't
work. 63 up Chevy II need to be used. I forget
why the 62's won't work. I know
I don't have the best details because it was a long
time ago I converted the brakes to disc.
My car drove much better with the ChevyII
spindles than the Camaro spindles.