Johnny Cash special "Maggie Mayhem" 65 c10 short step.

[TxRat]

Originally Posted by Kingjasn

Thanks flips!

So, I want to put disk brakes on the front of my truck... I thought that I was needing to find a 71 or 72 chevy for the donor parts, as I don't want to spend 62 trillion dollars for a kit. I have heard in some conversations that those aren't the only years I should look for. What years will work?

Thanks,
Jason

With a change of the upper ball joints and outer tie rods you can use 73-87 spindles, rotors and calipers...

[Kingjasn]

Originally Posted by TxRat

With a change of the upper ball joints and outer tie rods you can use 73-87 spindles, rotors and calipers...

So all I need to get are the ball joints, tie rods, and the spindles and such... I can keep my original control arms?

[likaroc13]

nice job, Jason...love the ingenuity...cool truck you have there, & while I know it can change I like the initial plans you have for it...and that was an awesome story about your daughter & the Veteran

and yes, you can use your existing control arms & just change out the ball joints...here's one link to a disc brake swap thread:
http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=367260


you can find a couple other threads on the same subject here in the FAQ section:
http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=450021

hope that helps, & good luck with the continued build! I look forward to seeing your progress & hopefully checking out the truck sometime