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71'tahoe · 11-30-2008, 10:07 PM

Hey guys,
Hope some one can help me out a lil bit. I have a 77' 4wd with a truck 12 bolt. I would like to do a disc brake conversion on the rear. I have built 3/4 and 1 ton 4x4's in the past and used the caliper brackets from blue torch and pioson spider and used the front rotors and cailpers. So my question is how do you do the 1/2 ton trucks. I know being that the 3/4-1 ton trucks used full floating 14 bolt rears as the same with the dana 60/70's. I dont need a parking brake assembly unless it is a swap from a newer truck. I have used the residual valves from wilwood in the pastwith good luck. I just need to know about the brackets and rotors Thanks for any help ya'll can give me.

HarrolLS1 · 11-30-2008, 11:31 PM

Hey,
Check out this link.. http://www.blackbirdscustomtrucks.com/index7.html .hope it helps. Rear brakes, i have a ways to go before I could answer that from experience.

71'tahoe · 11-30-2008, 11:45 PM

Harroll,
Thanks! He has a lot of good disc brake swap stuff.

msgross · 12-01-2008, 08:33 PM

some guys use custom brackets and impala/camaro/cadillac calipers but finding the 6 lug rotors is difficult. (or pricey $$$)

I thought about it but didn't go for spending $600 on them

larry may · 12-01-2008, 08:49 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by 71'tahoe

Hey guys,
Hope some one can help me out a lil bit. I have a 77' 4wd with a truck 12 bolt. I would like to do a disc brake conversion on the rear. I have built 3/4 and 1 ton 4x4's in the past and used the caliper brackets from blue torch and pioson spider and used the front rotors and cailpers. So my question is how do you do the 1/2 ton trucks. I know being that the 3/4-1 ton trucks used full floating 14 bolt rears as the same with the dana 60/70's. I dont need a parking brake assembly unless it is a swap from a newer truck. I have used the residual valves from wilwood in the pastwith good luck. I just need to know about the brackets and rotors Thanks for any help ya'll can give me.

http://www.classicperform.com/6092chevtrk.htm Price list included

drink2mny · 12-06-2008, 12:52 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by HarrolLS1

Hey,
Check out this link.. http://www.blackbirdscustomtrucks.com/index7.html .hope it helps. Rear brakes, i have a ways to go before I could answer that from experience.

Plus if you have any questions. I am on the board to help answer them...

11-30-2008, 10:07 PM	#1
71'tahoe Registered User Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: lynchburg ohio Posts: 736	1/2 ton rears disc brakes? Hey guys, Hope some one can help me out a lil bit. I have a 77' 4wd with a truck 12 bolt. I would like to do a disc brake conversion on the rear. I have built 3/4 and 1 ton 4x4's in the past and used the caliper brackets from blue torch and pioson spider and used the front rotors and cailpers. So my question is how do you do the 1/2 ton trucks. I know being that the 3/4-1 ton trucks used full floating 14 bolt rears as the same with the dana 60/70's. I dont need a parking brake assembly unless it is a swap from a newer truck. I have used the residual valves from wilwood in the pastwith good luck. I just need to know about the brackets and rotors Thanks for any help ya'll can give me.

11-30-2008, 11:31 PM	#2
HarrolLS1 Registered User Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Saint Simons Island,Georgia Posts: 230	Re: 1/2 ton rears disc brakes? Hey, Check out this link.. http://www.blackbirdscustomtrucks.com/index7.html .hope it helps. Rear brakes, i have a ways to go before I could answer that from experience. __________________ Harrol 1968 SWB 1968 SWB 4x4 1969 Suburban 1970 LWB 1970 Blazer 2002 Tahoe Inside every older person is a younger person wondering what happened

11-30-2008, 11:45 PM	#3
71'tahoe Registered User Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: lynchburg ohio Posts: 736	Re: 1/2 ton rears disc brakes? Harroll, Thanks! He has a lot of good disc brake swap stuff.

12-01-2008, 08:33 PM	#4
msgross Registered User Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Central PA Posts: 12,201	Re: 1/2 ton rears disc brakes? some guys use custom brackets and impala/camaro/cadillac calipers but finding the 6 lug rotors is difficult. (or pricey $$$) I thought about it but didn't go for spending $600 on them __________________ The Garage: 1968 K-10 SWB - "Project Money Pit" 1996 Z-71 - "huntin rig" 1969 C-10 LWB (SOLD) "Project flip that truck or else" 1993 Passport, F@rd 1-ton (SOLD)"Project Cousin Eddie" My Garage Build "The 1,000 footer"



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