Finally completed the rear disc replacement on my ho52!!

[Captain X]

How did you handle the e-brake (some people seem uncomfortable with the ones offered in kits like this)? Also, is this one of those kits that moves your tires out a bit, or do they end up in line with stock?

[MattG]

Seems for me a bit more complicated as I have 67 C20 and likely the smaller lugs. Would it make sense to scrounge up some 71-72 hubs with the larger diameter lugs? Would they fit the same, bearings etc as the original 67? Then I could “pre-build the hub/rotor assemblies and minimize downtime?

[conoco]

Originally Posted by MattG

Seems for me a bit more complicated as I have 67 C20 and likely the smaller lugs. Would it make sense to scrounge up some 71-72 hubs with the larger diameter lugs? Would they fit the same, bearings etc as the original 67? Then I could “pre-build the hub/rotor assemblies and minimize downtime?

If you go to the ruff stuff website they explain how to fix this for smaller lugs. All you need to do is drill your current ones and enlarge them a little bit. Super easy.

[conoco]

Originally Posted by Captain X

How did you handle the e-brake (some people seem uncomfortable with the ones offered in kits like this)? Also, is this one of those kits that moves your tires out a bit, or do they end up in line with stock?

My tires remained the same. However, I will be putting on a 2" spacer to make them even with my front tires. The eaton is a little narrower than the dana 44. I have been driving it for a couple years now the way it is, but it would be nice with them even.

The e brake was a really easy fix. I maintained my stock e brake. Here is what I did.

1. I cut the two bolt fitting off, with my cut off wheel ( Super easy) that is on the stock e brake line that secures it to the old backing plate.

2. I bought just your average e brake cables from napa, they were $22 dollars a piece. They were 25 inches long and I only needed 10". It was the shortest they had, i just needed the ends.

3. Since those lines both have the ends already crimped on to the metal wire, I just measures the extra 10-15 inches of cable I needed and cut the new brake cable.

4. Since the new cable already had one end of the line crimped I just ran the other end of the wire cable through a 1/4 piece of metal brake line tubing that was about 1/8 inch long. I then tied the end that I ran through the tubing in a knot and tig welded it so it was fused. Then I just hooked the new line into the old line using the line connector that was already on the truck from the old system.

essentially everything is the same other than a 10" addition to the cable. It works the same as it did stock and it took about an hour to complete.

Hope I explained it ok and it helps. I am up on the oil fields for the next 2 weeks but when I get home I will take some pictures and post it incase anyone needs it for reference.