Do-It-Yourself High Performance Car Mods

Swapping Drums for Discs

Depending on what car you have, you may have several options for replacing drums with discs. Aftermarket kits may be the most convenient option, but they can also be the most costly. Sometimes your car may have a high-performance version sold alongside it that included discs, in which case you can have a relatively straightforward upgrade available in junkyards. If this is not an option, it may be possible to fit brakes from a later or larger car using a mixture of parts from several different junkyard cars. If you are using a mix-and-match approach, you will need good, reliable information from either a written guide that covers this swap or a fellow enthusiast who has already done this swap, unless you’re willing to ...