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02-03-2003, 01:24 PM
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Cadillac power
Join Date: Oct 2002
Location: North Idaho
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A weekend worth of work
I swapped out my tired ol' drum brakes this weekend. Put in 2 1/2" drop spindles, disc brakes, added a power booster, new springs, and new shocks.
Not a hard swap, but time consuming. I was very close to ordering tubular a-arms when I couldn't get the passenger side lower ball join to let go. The hardest part of the entire swap was removing, hooking up, and re-installing the brake pedal linkage. Pics follow.
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02-03-2003, 01:26 PM
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02-03-2003, 01:36 PM
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Cadillac power
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I also swapped in a 70-something steering wheel my wife's grandfather gave me. This man has some cool stuff in his basement. Including a (complete) disassembled 427!
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02-03-2003, 01:41 PM
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Almost Satisfied
 
Join Date: Mar 2002
Location: Springfield, MO
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Looks good, but why didn't you go ahead and swap out your ball joints at the same time? Are they relatively new? I bet the new disc felt a lot better on the road....
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1971 C10 Stepside. LSx 6.0 with BTR Stage IV, Speed Engineering Headers, 4L80e transmission w/3200 Circle-D Stall. 3.73. Posi. Purchased this truck when I was 17. I started the rebuild (or take apart) in 1993. I have drug it around all over the country in pieces. Finally back on the road in 2021. "I can't complain, but sometimes I still do. Life's been good to me so far." |
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02-03-2003, 02:14 PM
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Cadillac power
Join Date: Oct 2002
Location: North Idaho
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I did the lower balljoints, but the uppers had no play and looked brand new. To be honest, I didn't really want to mess with them that badly either.
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