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OldRide Answers Home Using OldRide Answers Ask a Question   Browse Questions In: AMC Buick Cadillac Chevrolet Chrysler Dodge Ford Lincoln Mercury Oldsmobile Packard Plymouth Pontiac Studebaker Volkswagen Other Makes Classic Trucks  General Topics General Questions Help Identify Classic Car News General Restoration Vehicle Maintenance Site Suggestions & Comments            Search Questions:    sixone      Who make the most durable, near stock, front drum to power power disc brake conversion kit.? Soon, I will be ordering & installing a front drum to power disc brake conversion kit for a 1961 Impala. Stainless Steel Brake Co. (SSBC) and Classic Performance Parts (CPP) are the two brands I have been comparing. Other than price difference (about $200-SSBC being more), SSBC kit has a standard 9" booster and CPP kit has a standard 8" booster. Does anyone have any experience in how either of these companies kits have held up over the years? I am not going with cross drilled &/or slotted rotors. I have heard they tend to have problems warping &/or cracking. posted: April 13, 2008      Question is Closed    What is OldRide Answers?     Answers (3)   moti      abs in orange ca on lemon street there number is1714 7716549 posted:  April 18, 2008   kkustom      SSBC is the best. Outstanding fit, very easy installiation - they send you everything. posted:  July 30, 2008   sixone      Selected as Best Answer Thanks kkustom. It was a real hard decision to make but I went with Classic Performance Products. Everything was included, it was an easy installation and for a po'boy like me the $$$ were right. I really liked the SSBC kit (dual piston, aluminum caliper) but with all my research the SSBC kit would not allow me to use the wheel/tire combination I wanted to put on the car. Using the SSBC I would have had to install 16" wheels or larger (which isn't a bad thing) but I would not have been able to get a raised white letter tire and it would not have achieved the look I was going for...classic hot rod mod. Plus, for the same $$$ as the SSBC, I was able to get the disc brake conversion kit with 2" drop spindles, front end rebuild kit, front (stock height) & rear (1.5" drop) springs and KYB shocks....btw....I did end up going with the slotted and drilled zinc plated rotors. Overall I am very, very happy with the fit and performance. Power Steering is my next mod. sources: http://www.classicperform.com posted:  August 7, 2008

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