How to: Ruin a perfectly good C10

[Low68]

I have a couple of quick questions. I checked on Kore3's site and those appear to be the hubs for the GM tall spindle? Is that correct? Forgive me if I missed it in a previous post, but what spindle are you using? Is that 5x5 or 5x4.75 bolt pattern? Thanks

[gringoloco]

Originally Posted by Low68

I have a couple of quick questions. I checked on Kore3's site and those appear to be the hubs for the GM tall spindle? Is that correct? Forgive me if I missed it in a previous post, but what spindle are you using? Is that 5x5 or 5x4.75 bolt pattern? Thanks

Hey, sorry I missed this before. They are technically made for the B-body cars, specifically Impala SS. The spindle shaft is the same on the 'tall' spindle, late '70s F-bodies, big cars, and light trucks, which is the spindles I have (1" thick rotor Belltech 3" drop). The hubs can be had in 5 or 4.75--mine are 5, just 'cause I already had wheels. Kore3 also offers hubs for the 1.25" thick HD truck rotor spindles, though not on their website. Member Scoti has this setup somewhere in his pile o' parts...

[gringoloco]

Minor progress today--started assembling the CaptainFab D52 rear disc brakes. QUALITY components. Putting them together was pretty straight-forward, so I'll save you guys the gory details.

Of note: I cut off the backing plate on the driver's side and found that it is not a whole lot easier than just pulling the axles--oh well, live and learn Also found my massive wheel cylinder leak that had everything inside the drum soaked; the brake shoes literally fell apart when I pulled the drum...

Before, carnage, and tear-down pics:

[gringoloco]

Again, really nice stuff. Everything bolted right up, no problems. Nice to have a product that performs as advertised and not have to worry about having sent them out for powder before mock-up. I painted the rotors and calipers the same scheme as the front brakes--I think they turned out well. Part of me wants to paint the calipers red, but I think the subtle grey fits this truck better...

[gringoloco]

Still have to re-flare the axle hard-lines to mate up with the Kore3 braided lines--if that doesn't work, I'll just bend up some new. I like the end result; looks almost factory

In final assembly, I did find that I will need longer wheel studs and that the pad slightly contacts the rotor hub when rolling. Studs are cheap and I should be able to modify the pad backing plate to clear...

[HotRod C/10]

Originally Posted by gringoloco

Again, really nice stuff. Everything bolted right up, no problems. Nice to have a product that performs as advertised and not have to worry about having sent them out for powder before mock-up. I painted the rotors and calipers the same scheme as the front brakes--I think they turned out well. Part of me wants to paint the calipers red, but I think the subtle grey fits this truck better...

What rotors did you use on this setup?