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10-07-2012, 10:32 PM
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Rear Brake Conversion
Ok, I have been pricing out doing the brakes on my 79 crew cab 4x4 srw and was wondering if a rear disc brake conversion is really worth the extra money?
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10-08-2012, 09:12 AM
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Re: Rear Brake Conversion
My vote would be "no".
Most of the braking is done on the front, and especially on a pickup truck (with no weight in the back). If it had been worth the money we would have put discs back there in the first place. K
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10-08-2012, 09:28 AM
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Re: Rear Brake Conversion
I have to agree with Keith , put decent quality pads front and rear . If there would be someway of adding anti lock brakes I think that would be a well spent upgrade
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10-08-2012, 04:58 PM
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Re: Rear Brake Conversion
the rear disc upgrade in my eyes is for looks only.
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10-08-2012, 05:36 PM
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Re: Rear Brake Conversion
The only benefit is if you race your truck on a road coarse as discs vent heat better than drums so the braking is more consistant under hard use.
Otherwise dimpled slotted rotors and some hawk hps pads with wilwood bolt on calipers up front with stainless braided lines will make you think your driving a vette Posted via Mobile Device
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10-08-2012, 05:40 PM
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Re: Rear Brake Conversion
All valid points stated above. However, having done this on my dually, I can say that the truck stops better. It is also muchless maintenance. For the purist out there, I agree that it is for looks. For the practical application of braking, it far outperforms the drums that I had on the truck. I don't have to worry about wheel cylinders blowing out and trashing the shoes. No more pulling the axle to change the brakes. In my case, a lot less rotating mass on the rear axle, which caused a significant vibration while driving. Much cheaper to operate on a daily basis. I have hauled, in the bed, 3500 pounds of stone after the conversion. The truck stopped better and was more controllable than the rebuilt 3 times drums. Before the swap I had hauled 3000 pounds of clay, and it was scary trying to stop. That was after the first rebuild and before the wheel cylinders blew out the first time.
In all, it is in the eye of the beholder. But my vote is yes, especially since most new trucks have them, so they can't be that bad. Posted via Mobile Device |
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