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Join Date: May 2014
Location: Roseville, CA
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Disc brake conversion
I just bought a 64 chevy longbed on want to convert the drums to disc brakes. What is compatible out there at the pick and pull yards for this job. I am very green when it comes to this restoration process.
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Location: Portland
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Re: Disc brake conversion
Did you get a C10, C20? A 73-87 front cross member with disc brakes swaps in rather easy. Have to drill two holes, and elongate two holes. With that approach you can drop in a full updated suspension with disc brakes. Depending on what model truck you have you may be able to get away with swapping in less.
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Re: Disc brake conversion
Thank you for the quick reply, I bought a C10 longbed. I eventually may convert the bed to a short someday as well.
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Join Date: Oct 2012
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Re: Disc brake conversion
There is a full list of what swaps out on your truck within this site some where. I dont recall the link
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Re: Disc brake conversion
In the FAQ's
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60-66 FAQ Index under Brakes, which is currently in Section 2B. read all about it or just call up Early Classic Enterprises and have them ship you their kit. also, there is also the truck tech FAQ which also happens to be linked in the 60-66 FAQ Index. happy reading, ... and if you were doing a restoration, you'd leave the drums on there. You are doing a rebuild/modification/custom... -W Last edited by Woogeroo; 05-29-2014 at 04:51 AM. |
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Re: Disc brake conversion
you do not have to change the crossmember to install the 73-87 brakes, just bolt the components onto your truck.
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Re: Disc brake conversion
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I just measured them last week. The back of the newer A arm looks like it will be really close to the frame on the upper because of this. The shock will definitly hit the upper.
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Re: Disc brake conversion
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Never had any clearance problems at all in 20+ years of doing this very simple conversion. Changing the crossmember will not change the location of the parts, anyway. Just trying to save a guy some extra work that isn't a necessity, is all. Thousands of swaps like this have been done over the years, if there was an epidemic of parts not fitting, someone would have brought it up by now. |
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Re: Disc brake conversion
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