11 Inch Disc Brake Conversion Kit, Fits Ford and Mercury Cars 1949-53
Fits 1949-53 Ford / 1952-53 Mercury Applications, This kit is designed to work with your stock wheels (15" and larger), Features 11" cast iron rotors, loaded metric calipers, slide bolts, brake hoses, crush washers, dust caps, and all seals, bearings, & hardware, This kit is an aftermarket solution. It is not intended to be a direct installation or OEM replacement, Comes with detailed instructions to provide a painless installation. 11 Inch Disc Brake Conversion Kit, 49-53 Ford, 52-53 Mercury Cars. Learn how to properly Bed-In your brake pads by reading our tech article. Great swap kit, everything you need. By Mike on August 15, 2026. Easy install, perfect fit for the 51 Ford Custom. Yes, I recommend this product. Kit fit great but had to source different dust caps. By Little Pete on May 29, 2026. Dust caps wouldn't clear spindle so I had to source others. The tech line didn't help resolve my issue or offer a replacement cap. Kit fit great but there is room for improvement. By Karen #1 on May 18, 2026. Everything in the kit fit great except the dust caps, they were about 1/4 too shallow to install on the rotor/spindles. You will also need to grind down or replace the factory drum brake bearing retaining washer to fit inside the dust cap, it is about 1/4 too large to use, they could have included the proper washer with the kit. When I called the tech line to get help, the fella that answered the call said that I needed to grid down the spindle to make the cap fit or custom make a cap to fit their rotor! I never would have expected that answer from a Speedway tech about their product! There would have been no threads left past the nut if I were to grind the spindle down! They didn't even offer to send me a different style cap to help resolve the issue.
The kit should have come with the appropriate dust cap to begin with! I ended up having to go to 3 different auto parts stores to find a cap that would clear the spindles.
Napa came in for the win and had a cap that fit the disc brake swap perfectly! By Junkyard dog on February 10, 2026. Worked perfect easy to install!! Yes the brake kit was easy and affordable. By Steve on May 14, 2025.
The kit was designed very well. The only thing I had trouble with was trying to find the large wheel nut washer. The original one was too large and I didn't want to cut it down. Related Items / Suggested Parts.
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