67 Short Fleet getting some new shoes!

[Old Bluey]

Hey Guys! I'm new to the site, I've loved the trucks since I was 13, and finally picked one up from Eastern Washington USA last December, and brought it up to my home in Vancouver.

I'm about 16 hours through a disc brake job on my 67 Shortbox Fleet. I've owned the truck for just over a year, and happily paid it off (my loan) this January. My 1st priority was to make the truck reliable, then start making it safer. It's my daily driver and I tote my kids around. The inline 250 runs great now after some initial electrical work. It's great having a girlfriend who loves cars, as well as her Dad...who's an electrician...who's owned a 72 Cheyenne, and a 71 Longhorn.

The brakes are now installed, tested, breaking in, and the front end has been aligned and everything double checked by the local alignment shop. Here's a look at before & after part 1...

This one was from the summer with a 3" front spring drop that put the frame right against the bump stops.



Old front drums....


Old master...


New kit with drop spindles and New Master + Booster...


Digging & Cleaning...


Everything installed on upper control arm while lower ball joints are getting pressed in....


Lower Control Arms get a coat of paint and mounted up...


New Tires with the rotors peeking thru..


New Stance with 2.5 drop spindles and 2" lowering springs.


Side Shot (showing recently installed exhaust, but thats another story)


A Couple Notes:
-Motor is an Inline 250 and the front springs are rated for a small block. When we originally installed them they sat way too high. I swapped them out for some 3" drop springs. But put the small black springs back on once the drop spindles were installed.

-Original Proportioning valve was a little heavy in the rear. They'd lock up quickly under (not that hard) hard braking. I currently have the same master with the disc in the front which is working better, but will soon be swapped out again for the new master/booster/proper proportioning valve. I've popped into neutral and tried some hard braking, and it's making a world of difference.

- Extras that were installed - upper / lower ball joints, outer tie rod ends, U bolts & idler arm (previous recent job).

As soon as I bend new lines, and build up the new master/booster/bracket combo, I'll post some more pics.