Best Kit for Disc Brakes - The 1947 - Present Chevrolet & GMC Truck Message Board Network

Jefe · 12-10-2004, 11:07 PM

Looking for opinions on the best (affordable yet reliable) kit for disc brakes.

Thanks!

Douglas

longhorn71 · 12-10-2004, 11:58 PM

new parts or used?If you go used 71-87 truck stuff will work.you will need to change your ball joints to the newer ones.This swap is cheap and easy.look in faq board for all the details.

68w/sbc406 · 12-11-2004, 02:53 AM

i am going the used route, got my full front crossmember for free, and have 550 into brake hoses, ball joints, tie rods, and 6 lug rotors(didnt want to change to 5 lug)

HeavyD · 12-11-2004, 03:15 AM

I used front end from 1975 GMC and it works great. Wasn't too bad of price since 1970's trucks are all over the boneyards.

68LSS1 · 12-11-2004, 04:20 AM

Define affordable. If you're asking that, than the OEM stuff will be the way you'll want to go. Want better? Then look at the Baer or Wilwood stuff. My preference is for Baer but they are both good. You'll be looking at a starting price of at least $1000 for a front kit. Price dependent on options of course. Even a kit from MP Brakes with 2 1/2" drop spindles will run you $1100.

Jefe · 12-12-2004, 01:47 PM

I'm talking brand new, a whole kit (hoses/calipers/6 lug rotors/pads/master cylinder/booster/prop. valve/stock spindle) which manufacturer is everyone using? Thanks

Douglas.

68w/sbc406 · 12-12-2004, 01:49 PM

a lot of guys are going the ECE way

greasemonkey · 12-12-2004, 07:47 PM

Classic Performance Products. Great kit, quality, pricing.

rodnok1 · 12-12-2004, 07:57 PM

I got my kit through GMCPAULS and it was great to put on, everything you needed. One of the easiest installs I have done.

chevybill · 12-12-2004, 10:28 PM

I have done a good deal of shopping on this very topic and CPP
has had the best price every time. I have their 5 lug front disc kit waiting
to be installed on my 70 right now and a little later I will probably purchase their rear wheel disc kit.

Right now their shipping dept. is 5 days behind, but they have been very prompt with my 2 previous orders.

Blue68 · 12-13-2004, 12:23 AM

Just my biased opinion, I did the salvage yard approach with a 75 front end, but I like ECE. About every 3rd call I talk to Dave. I just like that.

67ChevyRedneck · 12-13-2004, 01:34 PM

I used a yard set-up from a 71 GMC. Got it all plus the power booster, proportioning valve and brake lines for $150. I pressurewashed and sanded everything then painted it black. I spent about $300 more on new rotors, calipers, ball joints, bearings, bushings, tie rods, brake hoses etc.... Don't recall the prices, but I think it saved me a lot of money over a kit, especially with the power booster....but if you want drop spindles, a kit is the way to go......

LowSeventy · 12-13-2004, 03:05 PM

I narrowed my choices to CPP and ECE, and after talking to both at length, I went with ECE. I didn't like the fact that CPP's kit made you change the ball joints, and it didn't come with everything. I would have still needed to buy the master cylinder and prop valve and dust shields separately, which made it more than ECE's kit. Plus, all of the parts in the ECE kit were name brand, and the guy from CPP wouldn't even tell me who made their stuff.
I couldn't be happier with my truck, the brakes work better than
i ever thought possible.

12-10-2004, 11:07 PM	#1
Jefe Registered User Join Date: Jul 2000 Location: Chandler, Arizona, USA Posts: 299	Best Kit for Disc Brakes Looking for opinions on the best (affordable yet reliable) kit for disc brakes. Thanks! Douglas __________________ -1968 Chevy SWB = Frame Off/383/Muncie Car 4 speed -1968 Chevy SWB = numbers matching 307/Truck 4 speed. -1966 Chevy II = 2 door No Post/130,000 Orig miles/230 6cyl/powerglide/Vintage AC -1972 Chevy Nova = 2 door/412 Small Block -1927 Ford Roadster = Homebuilt/widened 8"/350/ Custom Everything.

12-11-2004, 02:53 AM	#3
68w/sbc406 Got Light Emitting Diode? Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Newberg, OR Posts: 2,485	i am going the used route, got my full front crossmember for free, and have 550 into brake hoses, ball joints, tie rods, and 6 lug rotors(didnt want to change to 5 lug) __________________ 1968 1/2 ton 2wd lwb 6 lug disc and bags up front. Next c notch and rear bags '02 Chevy Silverado LT ext cab short bed 2WD 5/7 drop on 22's(the family car) 1993 Cherokee work ride/weekend wheeler

12-11-2004, 03:15 AM	#4
HeavyD Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Wakaw, Sask, Canada Posts: 3,180	I used front end from 1975 GMC and it works great. Wasn't too bad of price since 1970's trucks are all over the boneyards. __________________ "You can take the man out of PA, but you can't take PA out of the man"

12-11-2004, 04:20 AM	#5
68LSS1 Registered User Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Tampa Posts: 1,191	Define affordable. If you're asking that, than the OEM stuff will be the way you'll want to go. Want better? Then look at the Baer or Wilwood stuff. My preference is for Baer but they are both good. You'll be looking at a starting price of at least $1000 for a front kit. Price dependent on options of course. Even a kit from MP Brakes with 2 1/2" drop spindles will run you $1100. __________________ '68 Short Step LS1/T56, Hydratech, Fatman Fabrications Stage III, Baer, Hot Rods to Hell, US Body, S&W, etc

12-12-2004, 01:47 PM	#6
Jefe Registered User Join Date: Jul 2000 Location: Chandler, Arizona, USA Posts: 299	I'm talking brand new, a whole kit (hoses/calipers/6 lug rotors/pads/master cylinder/booster/prop. valve/stock spindle) which manufacturer is everyone using? Thanks Douglas. __________________ -1968 Chevy SWB = Frame Off/383/Muncie Car 4 speed -1968 Chevy SWB = numbers matching 307/Truck 4 speed. -1966 Chevy II = 2 door No Post/130,000 Orig miles/230 6cyl/powerglide/Vintage AC -1972 Chevy Nova = 2 door/412 Small Block -1927 Ford Roadster = Homebuilt/widened 8"/350/ Custom Everything.

12-10-2004, 11:58 PM	#2
longhorn71 Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: CANADA Posts: 1,681	new parts or used?If you go used 71-87 truck stuff will work.you will need to change your ball joints to the newer ones.This swap is cheap and easy.look in faq board for all the details.

12-12-2004, 01:49 PM	#7
68w/sbc406 Got Light Emitting Diode? Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Newberg, OR Posts: 2,485	a lot of guys are going the ECE way __________________ 1968 1/2 ton 2wd lwb 6 lug disc and bags up front. Next c notch and rear bags '02 Chevy Silverado LT ext cab short bed 2WD 5/7 drop on 22's(the family car) 1993 Cherokee work ride/weekend wheeler

12-12-2004, 07:47 PM	#8
greasemonkey Registered User Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Pace, FL Posts: 2,155	Classic Performance Products. Great kit, quality, pricing. Attached Images __________________ 1942 Master Deluxe 1969 C/10 1985 Blazer CUCV 1987 Jimmy 2004 Tahoe 2005 Silverado 1500 2005 Silverado 3500

12-12-2004, 07:57 PM	#9
rodnok1 Registered User Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Linden, North Carolina Posts: 617	I got my kit through GMCPAULS and it was great to put on, everything you needed. One of the easiest installs I have done. __________________ 64 Panel Rebuild Pics Clutch Replacement and Borg Warner T10 Trans Rebuild 64 Panel 1/2 Ton 350cubes/400hp BorgWarner t-10 3:73 Auburn Posi

12-12-2004, 10:28 PM	#10
chevybill Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: calhoun city ms Posts: 940	CPP is the way to go. I have done a good deal of shopping on this very topic and CPP has had the best price every time. I have their 5 lug front disc kit waiting to be installed on my 70 right now and a little later I will probably purchase their rear wheel disc kit. Right now their shipping dept. is 5 days behind, but they have been very prompt with my 2 previous orders. __________________ ongoing 1970 c 10 lwb 1994 z-28 few mods.-owned since new 1978 vette silver/grey 25th anniv. paint

12-13-2004, 12:23 AM	#11
Blue68 Registered User Join Date: Apr 2000 Location: Frisco, Tx, USA Posts: 606	Just my biased opinion, I did the salvage yard approach with a 75 front end, but I like ECE. About every 3rd call I talk to Dave. I just like that. __________________ http://home.comcast.net/~r.landrum/w...tos.html-.html '68 C-10 LWB, '98 Z-71 350 w/accessories (Serpentine), Edelbrock Performer, Edelbrock 1405 (600cfm) carb, GM HEI, CompCam Extreme 4x4 roller cam, Thorley Headers, Carter Electric Fuel Pump, Vintage Air, 700r4, 3.73, disc brakes and power steering upgrades.

12-13-2004, 01:34 PM	#12
67ChevyRedneck Hittin E-Z Street on Mud Tires Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Greenville, SC Posts: 23,090	I used a yard set-up from a 71 GMC. Got it all plus the power booster, proportioning valve and brake lines for $150. I pressurewashed and sanded everything then painted it black. I spent about $300 more on new rotors, calipers, ball joints, bearings, bushings, tie rods, brake hoses etc.... Don't recall the prices, but I think it saved me a lot of money over a kit, especially with the power booster....but if you want drop spindles, a kit is the way to go......

12-13-2004, 03:05 PM	#13
LowSeventy Registered User Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Pasadena, CA Posts: 67	I narrowed my choices to CPP and ECE, and after talking to both at length, I went with ECE. I didn't like the fact that CPP's kit made you change the ball joints, and it didn't come with everything. I would have still needed to buy the master cylinder and prop valve and dust shields separately, which made it more than ECE's kit. Plus, all of the parts in the ECE kit were name brand, and the guy from CPP wouldn't even tell me who made their stuff. I couldn't be happier with my truck, the brakes work better than i ever thought possible.

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