Register or Log In To remove these advertisements. |
|
|
|
Thread Tools | Display Modes |
07-30-2007, 04:11 PM | #1 |
Junior Member
Join Date: Jul 2007
Location: Odenton, Md
Posts: 552
|
One more question for the smart guys
I am at the point to purchase a full disc brake set-up and wheels.
Q1: Will disc brakes change the wheel fitment from drums. Offset I mean. The reason I ask...I have a 6 lug set-up now. Thinking of swaping everthng to a 5 lug set-up...but I need to have the wheels here at the same time as brakes get installed to drive out of the shop. I dont have a place to install new brakes and measure everything to order wheels...and let truck sit. If I measure my 6 lug drums for offset and order wheels based off those measurement (offset) will everything fit.?? I think that it would be within 1/2 an inch of offset....I am installing 18" front and 20" rear so brake clearance should not be an issue.
__________________
going to sell this one...looking for a SWB project next. |
07-30-2007, 04:23 PM | #2 |
Senior Member
Join Date: Jan 2005
Location: Loveland Co.
Posts: 3,098
|
Re: One more question for the smart guys
Disc brakes increase the front track width from drum brakes. I would find some real cheap steel rollers or see if you can borrow a set of wheels to get you out of the shop until you figure out your width and backspacing for the new wheels.
__________________
Chris 74 Custom Deluxe SWB 350/350/3.73’s 99 2wd Silverado RCSB 5.3/4L60/3.90’s http://www.classictrucks.com/feature...short_bed.html |
07-30-2007, 04:38 PM | #3 |
Registered User
Join Date: Apr 2001
Location: DALLAS,TX
Posts: 21,997
|
Re: One more question for the smart guys
Drum to disc conversions increase track width about 3/8" per side.
__________________
67SWB-B.B.RetroRod 64SWB-Recycle 89CCDually-Driver/Tow Truck 99CCSWB Driver All Fleetsides @rattlecankustoms in IG Building a small, high rpm engine with the perfect bore, stroke and rod ratio is very impressive. It's like a highly skilled Morrocan sword fighter with a Damascus Steel Scimitar..... Cubic inches is like Indiana Jones with a cheap pistol. |
Bookmarks |
Thread Tools | |
Display Modes | |
|
|