wp silverado's 64 build

[fryer1979]

Originally Posted by wp silverado

sticking with drums. the only real point of 5lug is rim choice and im not worried about running different rims and its not a daily driver so drums it is. plus what i spend coverting to five lug disc could easily be spent in go fast goodies

While normally i would agree with more money for go fast goodies, safe brakes are something that shouldn't be sacrificed. It's a simple issue of responsibility. If you were going to make it a inline six, low and slow cruiser sticking with drums might be ok, but since you are planning to put some speed in it the truck should be able to stop as fast as it goes. Call it my opinion or my own theory, but I couldn't live with hitting a kid on the street because I was too cheep to upgrade my brakes.

[wp silverado]

Originally Posted by fryer1979

While normally i would agree with more money for go fast goodies, safe brakes are something that shouldn't be sacrificed. It's a simple issue of responsibility. If you were going to make it a inline six, low and slow cruiser sticking with drums might be ok, but since you are planning to put some speed in it the truck should be able to stop as fast as it goes. Call it my opinion or my own theory, but I couldn't live with hitting a kid on the street because I was too cheep to upgrade my brakes.

agreed to some extent and down the road im sure it wil end up with maual discs and 5 lug but right now the rear is already a posi and i have no need to take it apart and spend money on 5 lug axles just to have front discs. not to mention im not dragracing at ten second 1/4 mile times in a school zone.

[fryer1979]

Originally Posted by wp silverado

agreed to some extent and down the road im sure it wil end up with maual discs and 5 lug but right now the rear is already a posi and i have no need to take it apart and spend money on 5 lug axles just to have front discs. not to mention im not dragracing at ten second 1/4 mile times in a school zone.

I wasn't trying to say you should do the 5 lug swap by any means, just as you originally stated; if you don't want to use 5 lug only rims there really is no reason. I was also trying to be careful about sounding like I was expecting you to be driving like a bat out of hell. I just strongly feel that spending a few hundred to upgrade the front to a disc brake is a more than well worth investment (there are quite a few upgrade kits that would keep the stock 6 lugs). They really do make quite a difference in stopping distance, and that may be all that is needed to avoid the kid that popped out from behind the parked car in front of you, (even while going 25 in a school zone). Sorry man, in spite of my postings I'm really not trying to give you a hard time, I just tend to strongly advocate safety.

[wp silverado]

Originally Posted by fryer1979

I wasn't trying to say you should do the 5 lug swap by any means, just as you originally stated; if you don't want to use 5 lug only rims there really is no reason. I was also trying to be careful about sounding like I was expecting you to be driving like a bat out of hell. I just strongly feel that spending a few hundred to upgrade the front to a disc brake is a more than well worth investment (there are quite a few upgrade kits that would keep the stock 6 lugs). They really do make quite a difference in stopping distance, and that may be all that is needed to avoid the kid that popped out from behind the parked car in front of you, (even while going 25 in a school zone). Sorry man, in spite of my postings I'm really not trying to give you a hard time, I just tend to strongly advocate safety.

no argument i definately hear ya but its not in the imediate plans