Rear disc conversion, is it worth it?

[special-K]

The electric exhaust dumps are definitely worth it

[jeffahart]

I gotta have a strong e-brake. I leg press my e-brake pedals, and then push one more click for good measure, I just can't help myself, I'm a cable stretcher! So, I say no. Keep the powerful e-brake provided with the current setup.

[shaun73]

Originally Posted by special-K

The electric exhaust dumps are definitely worth it

Ok, so what kind of electric exhaust dumps should I get? I hear that some of them are junk and start to rattle or go bad. Anyone had experience w/ good or bad electric exhaust dumps? I did do a search on threads here but I know that they've probably gotten better in the last few years.

[Z10]

Originally Posted by shaun73

Ya, that Wilwood setup looks sweet and I think that it has the ebrake? I think it's around $500 or more isn't it?

It does have an brake. I'm not sure what just the rears cost. I purchased my fronts at the same time. Give Travis at Pro Performance a call.

[NTIMID8R]

Like most everyone else says, spend the money for the fronts. If you're worried about your son being safe, it's not so much brakes you should be worried about, a beautiful truck, a built engine with headers and exhaust cutouts are enticing to a young'un and he WILL abuse it. I think I can safely say we were all young once and what did we do??

[sneakyfast]

Originally Posted by shaun73

. I know that I was being reckless and he's going to me much more careful than I was .

Ha ha....right.

[shaun73]

Originally Posted by sneakyfast

Ha ha....right.

Ya, I know...... wishful thinking. He was doing great driving until I gave him the opportunity to drive my Mercedes CL600 on the freeway, oops... Needless to say he is a young driver and didn't give enough distance crossing lanes in front of a semi-truck, we went spinning around the freeway and stopped when we hit the wall. My car was totaled but thank God we walked away just fine. I told him that's his 1 and only accident. It was just a young drivers mistake and me telling him to get over quickly before our exit was passed. Lesson learned. We have 100's of hours into this truck rebuild so I really do think he will be careful given the circumstances.