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Beast388 · 10-21-2003, 09:18 AM

Thanks for the compliments Jeremy.

I had my local spring shop make the u-bolts for me. They were around $8.50 each. You can also get them from the popular lift companies like Rough Country.

It really wasn't that expensive to go to disks. By the time I added up what it would cost to rebuild the drum brakes, it wasn't too far out of line. The rotors and calipers are just pieces from the front of a '77 K20. The rotors and calipers are stock items. The only custom items were the caliper brackets which I purchased from www.echobit.com. I also bought a flexible hose kit from www.azkickin.com.

Here is the break down (no pun intended

):

2 Rotors = $50
2 Calipers = $28
Brackets = $70
Hose kit = $62
Pads = $15

10-21-2003, 09:18 AM	#16
Beast388 Suburbans RULE! Join Date: Jan 2000 Location: Clinton, IA 52732 Posts: 689	Thanks for the compliments Jeremy. I had my local spring shop make the u-bolts for me. They were around $8.50 each. You can also get them from the popular lift companies like Rough Country. It really wasn't that expensive to go to disks. By the time I added up what it would cost to rebuild the drum brakes, it wasn't too far out of line. The rotors and calipers are just pieces from the front of a '77 K20. The rotors and calipers are stock items. The only custom items were the caliper brackets which I purchased from www.echobit.com. I also bought a flexible hose kit from www.azkickin.com. Here is the break down (no pun intended ): 2 Rotors = $50 2 Calipers = $28 Brackets = $70 Hose kit = $62 Pads = $15 __________________ --Ben 71 GMC Suburban 4X4 The "Beast" 388 CID Stroker, TH350, NP205, 8-lug D44, 14BFF w/ Detroit, 4.10:1 gears, 4-Wheel Disks 4" Lift, 35" MT/R's.