On a car this age, especially if the brakes have been neglected for a long time, you could easily end up needing $1,000 worth of brake work. You could need pads, rotors and a caliper rebuild.

2. Welding brackets to a housing almost always causes the tubes to warp. It’s critical that the axles in a floater not be side-loaded, since that would cause accelerated wear.

2. Welding brackets to a housing almost always causes the tubes to warp. It's critical that the axles in a floater not be side-loaded, since that would cause accelerated wear.