70 Challenger A66 (340) car brake question.
Posted: 16 Dec 2005 22:24
The car has the stock 15 " rims. I assume without looking it has 11" drums. Does anyone know what shoe size I need for the front and rear brakes?
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dave-r wrote:Despite anything I may have written elswhere around here over the years the 340 package came with 14" wheels not 15s.
It did come with "heavy duty" brakes which I asume are the 11" drums.
It is a 10 minute job to check the drum size so just to be sure you had better do that.
The 11" drum shoes were 11"x3" front and 11"x2.5" rear.
Jon wrote:Hey Dave . My stock wheels are 15" with front disc brakes. The motor is a 340 matching with the VIN. Maybe it is the R/T package that determines the wheel size.
Jon
dave-r wrote:Jon wrote:Hey Dave . My stock wheels are 15" with front disc brakes. The motor is a 340 matching with the VIN. Maybe it is the R/T package that determines the wheel size.
Jon
No such thing as a 1970 340 R/T.
As far as I know only the 340 T/A and Hemi came with 15" wheels as "standard".
dave-r wrote:The 340 was not an option on the 1970 R/T. That is what the A66 340 performance package was for.
A66 gave you all the R/T type stuff like the power bulge hood, HD brakes and suspension. But it was not an R/T.
So why has the car got R/T emblems on it?
I have never found out why. But there seems to have been some production line confusion.
So my conclusion is that the 340 package cars LOOKED like R/T cars so the guy on the line fitted them. Simple as that.
Unless anyone knows otherwise?
roadrunner wrote:Dave, is it fair to say the following:
1. There was NO "R/T package" for 340 cars in 1970.
2. Some 340 rag tops and hardtops DID have R/T emblems on them from the factory.
Fair enough????