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View Poll Results: 13" Brakes: Any Interest? | |||
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195 | 95.59% |
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9 | 4.41% |
Voters: 204. You may not vote on this poll |
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#51 |
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Join Date: Mar 2007
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Re: How Much Interest: 13" Big Brake Upgrade
**** I forgot...PM me the details on the truck and let me see what i can do tomorrow
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Re: How Much Interest: 13" Big Brake Upgrade
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#53 |
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Join Date: Apr 2007
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Re: How Much Interest: 13" Big Brake Upgrade
64-66 c-10 trucks im interested, front and rear. I have a 72 rear-end im saving until i can find the right priced disk brake 4 it, Then its going under the 66 fleet. So yeah Im game.
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#54 |
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Join Date: Apr 2001
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Re: How Much Interest: 13" Big Brake Upgrade
Bumping this back up.
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#55 |
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I'm interested, SCOTI. I've been contemplating a "poor man's" performance brake system for a while now. You mentioned the price of some of the "kits" out there. Yeah, I know. Whew!
I first became really interested when I saw what Stacey David did with project Copperhead. He initially installed the very same Early Classic dropped spindles that I have. I was psyched - but then he went back and installed a Baer Eradispeed "kit". Real nice, but… the price! That's led me in other directions. So, bottomline, I'm interested - but with a "qualifier" (and it doesn't just involve price either). If I have to go turning down the spindles to install some other hub, I'm afraid I'd have to say the deal's off. But, if I could be assured of a reliable (as in well engineered) caliper mounting bracket (and, yes, I know I'd probably have to cut off the existing caliper mounts), a true bolt-on hub with separate disc hat and good calipers (buy, using junk yard cores as trade-ins for the new ones maybe?) - all reasonably priced and available, then I'm all in. THEN, it comes down to price. ![]()
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Re: How Much Interest: 13" Big Brake Upgrade
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As for the calipers (& prices), you would be able to use whatever source you want.
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#57 |
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Join Date: Jul 2005
Location: east longmeadow, MA
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Re: How Much Interest: 13" Big Brake Upgrade
i am definitely interested....i am putting 22" wheels on my truck so i definitely need to upgrade my braking system...and using those corvette calipers would be awesome!!!
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#58 |
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Join Date: Apr 2006
Location: Peachland
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Re: How Much Interest: 13" Big Brake Upgrade
I'm very interested,I will be running big wheels so I want the stopping power.
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Join Date: Jun 2007
Location: Tulsa OK
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Re: How Much Interest: 13" Big Brake Upgrade
Count me in! I also have looked at doing this but the price was the problem.
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#60 |
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Location: Allen Park, MI
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Re: How Much Interest: 13" Big Brake Upgrade
So are you going to make this kit.
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#61 |
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Join Date: Apr 2001
Location: DALLAS,TX
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Re: How Much Interest: 13" Big Brake Upgrade
I'm just like one of you guys..... I'm just attempting to align the stars so we can have this option.
I'm not affiliated w/the manufacturer in any way. They just happened to be the only ones that would consider a kit such as this & who took the time to discuss various opportunities w/me. I've been real busy @ work & was waiting for the poll to be posted for 1-month. I was hoping to have @ least 100 members express interest in a kit but fell just a little short. Even though we didn't make my goal, we did get a couple of 'names' in the hat that should help tilt the scales in our direction (thanks go equally to everyone that voted!!). I drafted up a professional e-mail (? . ..... my educated blue-collar buddy proof-read it & said it 'appeared' professional for whatever that's worth ![]() I'll follow up & let you guys know what happens when I hear back from them.
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#62 |
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Re: How Much Interest: 13" Big Brake Upgrade
Guys.... I emailed the engineer for some updates & got this reply from him:
"You're still on the radar.... We've got the knuckles for the 72+ disc applications, 88-91, and 92+ 1/2 tons. We modified (i.e. hacked) the knuckles this last week and are working on reverse engineering the knuckles so that we can work up some prototype brackets right now. Please be patient as it always takes longer than we want it to, but we are working on it." Progress is good news!
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#63 |
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Join Date: Aug 2006
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Re: How Much Interest: 13" Big Brake Upgrade
woohoo
big brakes on a budget... gotta love it!
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#64 |
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Re: How Much Interest: 13" Big Brake Upgrade
wth...double post, board has been flaking out lately.
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#65 |
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Join Date: Jul 2005
Location: east longmeadow, MA
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Re: How Much Interest: 13" Big Brake Upgrade
progress is defnitely good news!! will it be possible to run something like a zo6corvette caliper on your kit? cause i have those laying around my garage right now, i got them for a steal!!
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#66 |
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Re: How Much Interest: 13" Big Brake Upgrade
bump
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#67 |
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Re: How Much Interest: 13" Big Brake Upgrade
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#68 |
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Re: How Much Interest: 13" Big Brake Upgrade
SWEET!!! i can't wait for this to come out, which hopefully it does.....it'll make for a cheaper disc brake upgrade for sure!
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#69 |
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Join Date: Jul 2007
Location: Utah
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Re: How Much Interest: 13" Big Brake Upgrade
im interested in a front and rear kit,my rear drums are sounding horrible right now
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#70 |
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Join Date: Dec 2004
Location: Shreveport, LA
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Re: How Much Interest: 13" Big Brake Upgrade
bump
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#71 |
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Join Date: Apr 2004
Location: Las Vegas, NV
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Re: How Much Interest: 13" Big Brake Upgrade
im planning on upgrading my brakes and bagging the front this summer... absolutely for my kind of power
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#72 |
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Re: How Much Interest: 13" Big Brake Upgrade
You have over 100 now
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#73 |
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Re: How Much Interest: 13" Big Brake Upgrade
I'll be checking back in w/them next week to see if any progress has occurred.
I've delayed putting my spindles/hubs back on my 68's front suspension in hopes that something would come along. I'm going to go ahead & slap it together w/the factory discs for now so I can get it back on the turf (not so proud member of the 'jackstand' club).
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#74 |
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Join Date: Jul 2005
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Re: How Much Interest: 13" Big Brake Upgrade
i'm really trying to hold out for this to happen....i hope its possible by december or so! i guess we'll see.....all your efforts are definitely appreciated by me though, goodluck
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#75 |
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Re: How Much Interest: 13" Big Brake Upgrade
still waiting and wanting!!!!!
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