Rear Disc Brakes in '84-'86?

Got involved in a discussion at work as to what Chrysler FWD cars were the first to have rear disc brakes. I was under the impression that the rear discs first made their appearance on '87 Daytonas, however the Chrysler parts catalogs shows rear disc brake availability on C and V bodies in earlier years. Anybody know for sure?

well i seem to remember 86 c/s tona had rear disc. ive never seen rear discs on any of the early k-based cars beside that. cant even remember seeing an early laser (sp?) with discs.

I know my 84 laser does not have disc. It is drum :(

C and V maybe but those aren't really kbased are they? I'm mean they're much bigger. Kbased would be the 87 Daytona and CSX/Lancer

My '86 Daytona CS does not have discs.

'87 was the first year of rear disc brakes on K-based cars. The Daytona Shelby Z(G-body), the Shelby CSX(P-body), and the Shelby Lancer(H-body) were the first 3. I *think*, IIRC, the true Shelby rear discs were different than the Chrysler ones as the Shelby versions used the internal drum type e-brake where the Chrysler ones used the crappy pull-cam type.

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Originally Posted by Reaper1

'87 was the first year of rear disc brakes on K-based cars. The Daytona Shelby Z(G-body), the Shelby CSX(P-body), and the Shelby Lancer(H-body) were the first 3. I *think*, IIRC, the true Shelby rear discs were different than the Chrysler ones as the Shelby versions used the internal drum type e-brake where the Chrysler ones used the crappy pull-cam type.

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I'm pretty sure the internal drum e-brake only came on the vented rear discs such as the 89 daytona shelby..

bzzzt. internal drums came on the 87-88 shelby #'d cars with discs. Also any 89+ rear disc (11 or 10 inch) had the internal drum setup.

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Originally Posted by Reaper1

'87 was the first year of rear disc brakes on K-based cars. The Daytona Shelby Z(G-body), the Shelby CSX(P-body), and the Shelby Lancer(H-body) were the first 3. I *think*, IIRC, the true Shelby rear discs were different than the Chrysler ones as the Shelby versions used the internal drum type e-brake where the Chrysler ones used the crappy pull-cam type.

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Correct on all counts. The Shelby rear discs were non-vented prototypes of the setups that came on '89-up G, J, and P bodies. Calipers, backing plate, and mounting hardware are specific to the 87-88 Shelby cars, all other parts interchange.