Slick 60's

I have decided to go back to the front drum brakes due to the disk brake kit rubs. I prefer the stock look and using the original wheels and hubcaps.
Looking at ordering the wheel cylinder assembly from Dennis Carpenter it list the ones with pre serial #260. My slick is #470, assembled October 1963 if I am reading the chart correctly. Will another year cylinder fit or do I just need to change back plate? What would my options be.
Thanks Roger H

Roger, what disc brake kit do you have on there now?

there is a single piston and dual piston wheel cylinders, be sure to get the dual ones.
i unfortunately can not tell you what the serial # cutoff represents as far as change.
later years of ford wheel cylinders will physically bolt up, piston size would be the only difference.

Moondog.
Don't do it.
Lets take a grinder to the offending lump on the caliper and solve your problem. You don't need to knock off much. Its only a problem with "innie" wheels.
U@ss

My 62 uni has the single piston front wheel cylinder.
Brian you are saying I can use a standard wheel cylinder in its place? If so I would need to get the matching shoes and hardware, correct. I'm not wanting to change this truck much from original just a few safety up grades.

oldtrucks wrote:My 62 uni has the single piston front wheel cylinder.
Brian you are saying I can use a standard wheel cylinder in its place? If so I would need to get the matching shoes and hardware, correct. I'm not wanting to change this truck much from original just a few safety up grades.

nothing to do except change the single to dual. the shoes are the same.

I went the cheap way and used wheel cylinders for a 65 on my 63. It had the single sided cylinder originally. Cheaper than the 61 to 64 cylinders and just bolted in. Ok disc brake guys flame away. I agree Disc are better and calipers can be shaped to fit early wheels but if moneys tight??

Thanks Brian I'll be doing the brakes this winter along with some needed repairs. The lower hinge pockets need attention I want to install seat belts stuff like that.

I know my 64 has 1 1/16 bore wheel cylinders on the front, I just bought them from my local parts store Crow Burlingame they were around 40.00 each and the rear which are 7/8 bore were 8.99 each. I don't know what you guys mean about single sided or dual? I only ask just for my own knowledge. Thanks

RustyW. wrote:I know my 64 has 1 1/16 bore wheel cylinders on the front, I just bought them from my local parts store Crow Burlingame they were around 40.00 each and the rear which are 7/8 bore were 8.99 each. I don't know what you guys mean about single sided or dual? I only ask just for my own knowledge. Thanks

Ill give this a try. In the 63 models and maybe late 62 ford had a front wheel cylinder that only had 1 piston in it. Simply put it was 1/2 a wheel cylinder. It pushed on 1 shoe only. Hope this helps.

62galxe wrote:

RustyW. wrote:I know my 64 has 1 1/16 bore wheel cylinders on the front, I just bought them from my local parts store Crow Burlingame they were around 40.00 each and the rear which are 7/8 bore were 8.99 each. I don't know what you guys mean about single sided or dual? I only ask just for my own knowledge. Thanks

Ill give this a try. In the 63 models and maybe late 62 ford had a front wheel cylinder that only had 1 piston in it. Simply put it was 1/2 a wheel cylinder. It pushed on 1 shoe only. Hope this helps.

they can be on all years 61-66.
they came on all models too f100/250/350
the names of the 2 types of cylinders is in the factory repair manual, one was standard(single piston) and one an upgrade(2 piston).

Wow I didn't know that....thanks for the information.

Max,
I think it was from ECI. I would have find the papers to be sure though.