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Our front disc kit came with two piston aluminum calipers, 12-inch vented slotted rotors, mounting brackets, pads, hardware, adjustable proportioning valve, adapter lines, stainless steel flex hoses, master cylinder, 9-inch booster, seals, bearings and easy-to-read instructions.
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This is the original front drum brake on the GeeTO Tiger. The disc-brake conversion is designed as a bolt-on upgrade utilizing the original spindle and drum hub.
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The original front drums and backing plates were discarded. After installing new bearings and seals in the original drum hub, the drum hub is re-installed. It's also recommended that new wheel studs be installed as shown here.
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The spindle caliper mounting brackets are stamped left and right and must be installed in the proper direction. Two special top anchor bolts and two 1/2-inch bolts secure the brackets to the spindle.
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The rotor is placed over the original hub and the caliper is installed using the hardware provided. With the stainless steel flex line attached to the caliper, the front disc-brake conversion is complete.
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The vacuum pump kit includes the vacuum pump, relay switch, distributor/vacuum switch, wiring, rubber insulators and a length of vacuum hose.
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Since the battery had been relocated to the trunk, the vacuum pump was mounted with the supplied insulators to the core support. The vacuum line was routed atop the fender well rearward to the booster.
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As mentioned, this kit came with a 9-inch booster, but to clear the tall valve covers we used a 7-inch booster. The adjustable proportioning valve with gauge was then installed in the rear brake line. Note the vacuum hose extended from the forward-mounted vacuum pump.
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The rear brake kit came with rotors, calipers with built-in parking brakes, dust shields, brake-line adapters, mounting brackets, hardware and instructions. Since the 12-bolt rear end was assembled with big Ford bearings and housing ends, we opted for a kit with GM pattern rotors.
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Here is one half of the Ford bearing retainer. This split retainer is also the main caliper-mounting bracket. The caliper-mounting bolts must be fitted prior to installing the retainer, as the length of the bolts won't permit access once the axle is retained.
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Here the main caliper-mounting bracket is installed with the dust shields.
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Caliper mounts are shown here secured to the main caliper-mounting bracket.
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With the brackets in place and the rotor installed, the caliper itself can be mounted.
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Positioning the pads in place completes the installation of the caliper.
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The brake-line adapters are installed. The Moser rear end doesn't provide clips for attachment of the brake lines, so Moser recommends they be secured to the axle tubes with nylon tie-straps as shown. The complete assembly is ready for bringing the GeeTO Tiger to a halt.
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