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Rear Discs / Great original key lime 2-door 122s 120-130

posted by  Svend on  Tue Mar 19 00:28 CST 2002
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Starting from the top.
Don't be in a rush to convert to rear discs unless you want it to look trick.
We have a 122 converted to vintage racer. The builder used a 140 rear axle and fitted '70s Buick 9" aluminum drum set up. That upgrades you to the Spicer 30 type axle and keeps the discs. He also used the 140 proportioning valves and I had to go to 1" wheel cylinders to balance the rear braking. All the comments about mounting still apply. If you pursue this don't forget to get the front hubs or you will have 2 different wheel bolt patterns.
The tapered rear axles are pretty strong. The only time I have heard of them breaking is when you mix up left and right and twist them in the opposite direction. The ultimate on that one was Don McKnight at Mosport rolling a very competitive 122 into a ball on Mosport's fastest corner. Showing my age, but that was in about 1970, not vintage.






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