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Originally Posted by PanelDeland
I dropped mine 2 1/2 f 4 r and did the disc upgrade with a kit. It's a sixty eight so came with drums. It rides much better (it should the pass side front spring came out in 3 pieces) handles better and stops much better. Sway bar for the front is in the works. I haven't relocated the shock mounts yet, but it probably wouldn't hurt. One thing to keep in mind while you decide, is that the parts for the later model crossmember are cheaper and usually easier to find though all are available. I'm probably at $1000 in the disc kit, new springs, replacing Ball joints and adding the power booster and new MC. I got a sway bar for under $20 at the Pull a Part and need to spend $24 on brackets and another $20 or so on new bushings.
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like PanelDeland said, the square body cross member like I used (73-87) comes from a truck that was produced in the millions for 14 years and has been set up from everything from v6's and v8's big and small block. and the parts are so readily available it's not funny. Hell, where I live you can drive around and find them sitting in fields out on the farms by the dozens. You can pick up an entire donor truck for $100 and swap the entire brake system like I did and part out what you don't need or take the rest to the wrecker. The donor truck I got ran but wouldn't pass smog so it was given to me free of charge. It only had 79k miles on it. I gave the 305/700r4 drive train to a buddy along with the body/frame, and I got all the brake hardware. I found a used set of Early Classic brake discs to keep it 6 lug and voila!, disc brakes with a power booster, and newer style bushings. If you get a second, check out my build thread in my signature and you can see how easy and quick a swap is. It's literally about 20 bolts or less to swap the entire front suspension if you get it with the cross member.