71 suburban, drums to disks

[38chevyhotrod]

Hi, First let me introduce myself. I'm Arnold and I'm from the Netherlands.
I have a 38 Chevy pickup as a project(see it here http://home.planet.nl/~sanders-nijholt/mainengels.html ). As a daily I drive a 96 GMC c 1500 pickup, And I just bought a 71 c10 1/2 ton suburban to make a daily driver out of it so I can sell the GMC. That thing is costing way to much road tax.

Now I have a few questions.
First, How long is the sub and how wide, and how much does it way. It has a 350 with a manual 3 box.

Second, it has drum brakes at the front which I want to change to disks. What parts do I need to change. I can make my own brackets if needed. But from which type I would need the disks and calipers, and do I need different spindles?

Thanks
Arnold

[oldiron]

Welcome aboard. Here is a link that might help you. It is in the FAQ forum( Frequently Asked Questions) :
http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...ad.php?t=35042

Feel free to ask any questions we are a very knowledgable group of truck owners here.

[milehightoyz]

are you sure your 71 has drums on the front? not sure why someone wouldve swapped out the factory disc to drums.

[38chevyhotrod]

The seller told me it has drums, and according to the vin it should be a 71 model. If I look at parts pages I can find front drums for a 71 c10 suburban. vin CE161Z654012

The burb has smoothie wheels on it so it is not easy to tell if it has disks or drums. So the seller took a closer look. It has a 70 front doesn't it?
It looks like it is a 70 model with a 71 vin, it doesn't really mater to me.